Chick Fil A PR Guy Dies Suddenly

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www.ajc.com/business/chick-fil-a-public-1486023.html

Longtime Chick-fil-A public relations head Don Perry has died.

The Atlanta-based company said that Perry, who was vice president of public relations, died suddenly early Friday morning.

"Don was a member of our Chick-fil-A family for nearly 29 years," the company said in a statement. "For many of you in the media, he was the spokesperson for Chick-fil-A. He was a well-respected and well-liked media executive in the Atlanta and University of Georgia communities, and we will all miss him.

"Our thoughts and prayers are with his family," the company continued.

No cause of death was given, but reports said that Perry had suffered a heart attack.

Chick-fil-A has found itself embroiled in a firestorm over remarks made by company president Dan Cathy earlier this month. Cathy told an online publication that he supports "the biblical definition of the family unit," which many, especially those in the community, regard as opposing gay marriage.

That has led to both disapproval and praise for Cathy's stance. Supporters have planned an "Appreciation Day" for Aug. 1 while opponents plan a "Kiss-in" two days later.

[pixy0stix]

Wow. Too much stress in his job lately, maybe?

[emilyj]

That PR department must be in utter chaos right now.

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Conspiracy theorists will go wild, but I feel for his family.

[ChillyMcFreeze]

I met him in college in my PR classes. Nice guy, and not all that old IIRC. I do wonder if his death was due to all this pressure.

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Jul 27, 2012 14:38:25 GMT -5 ChillyMcFreeze said:

I met him in college in my PR classes. Nice guy, and not all that old IIRC. I do wonder if his death was due to all this pressure.

Yeah even if it didn't it's such crappy timing. I feel bad for his family.

[chichimi]

Am I the only one wondering if it was because of fried chicken, brownie wads, and ice tea syrup?

[Daria Morgandorffer]

Now THIS is a juicy conspiracy.

Err, I mean....that's sad....

[Chirp]

Jul 27, 2012 14:39:53 GMT -5 @chichimi said:

Am I the only one wondering if it was because of fried chicken, brownie wads, and ice tea syrup?

Nope. My first thought was a combination of fried chicken, waffle fries and job stress.

Second thought was that now the conspiracy theorists are going to blow up my FB feed.

[bcv513]

This is actually really sad. I'm sure the stress of the past few weeks contributed.

[penguingrrl]

That's very sad. I'll admit my first thought was all the years of eating chick fil a combined with the stress of the past few weeks probably did him in.