Video | Chick-fil-A VP of public relations dies

From WGN Chicago:

Don Perry, the vice president of public relations for Chick-fil-A, has died. Over the last week, he was busy defending the company's president for making a controversial comment about same-sex marriages.

Amid controversy over gay marriage, Chick-fil-A public relations vice president dies suddenly

ASSOCIATED PRESS

ATLANTA -- The longtime spokesman for fast-food chain Chick-fil-A has died.

The Atlanta-based company said in a prepared statement that vice president for corporate public relations Donald A. Perry died Friday. The cause of death was not released by the company.

Perry worked at Chick-fil-A nearly 29 years.

The privately owned company known for putting faith ahead of profits by closing on Sundays sparked a new skirmish in the culture wars when president Dan Cathy recently took a public position against same-sex marriage. Cathy said the company is "guilty as charged" in support of what he called the biblical definition of the family unit.

Gay rights groups called for a boycott, a Muppets toy was pulled from kids' meals and politicians weighed in.

Christian conservatives, however, threw their support behind the company.

Chick-fil-A sandwiches become a political symbol after president voices objection to gay marriage

BY BILL BARROW, ASSOCIATED PRESS

ATLANTA -- All of a sudden, biting into a fried chicken sandwich has become a political statement.

Chick-fil-A, the fast-food chain known for putting faith ahead of profits by closing on Sundays, is standing firm in its opposition to gay marriage after touching off a furor earlier this month.

Gay rights groups have called for a boycott, the Jim Henson Co. pulled its Muppet toys from kids' meals, and politicians in Boston and Chicago told the chain it is not welcome there.

Across the Bible Belt, where most of the 1,600 restaurants are situated, Christian conservatives have thrown their support behind the Atlanta-based company, promising to buy chicken sandwiches and waffle fries next week on "Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day."

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