Chick-fil-A PR Chief Dies as Company Battles Controversy

Don Perry, head spokesman for fast-food chain Chick-fil-A died "suddenly" Friday morning, the company confirmed Friday.

Perry has been with the Atlanta-based company for 29 years, last holding the position of VP of public relations, a Chick-fil-A spokesperson wrote in an e-mail to Mashable. The spokesperson was unable to comment on the cause of death.

Chick-fil-A is under fire from gay rights' activists after its CEO, Dan Cathy, voiced his support of the traditional family and the "Bibical definition of the family unit." He later added, "I think we are inviting God's judgment on our nation when we shake our fist at him and say, 'We know better than you as to what constitutes a ma…
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