Billionaire and Chik-fil-A founder S. Truett Cathy had little money and education when first beginning his tenure as a scrupulous businessman. According to AP News, Cathy opened up his first Chik-fil-A in 1967 in Atlanta, Georgia. Since that day, his successful fast-food chain has reached nearly 40 states, which have yielded a return of about $5 Billion annually.
Raised as a conservative Christian, Cathy believed in working Monday- Saturday, however, Sunday was always a day of rest for himself and his employees. Though he never budged, S. Truett Cathy and Chik-Fil-A came under fire after publicly announcing their disapproval of Gay marriages.
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–“Cathy’s son, Dan, currently chairman and president of the chain, had told the Baptist Press in 2012 that the company was “guilty as charged” for backing “the biblical definition of a family.” Gay rights groups and others called for boycotts and kiss-ins at Cathy’s restaurants.”–
S. Truett Cathy left his family (wife, Jeannette McNeil Cathy; sons Dan T. and Don Cathy; daughter Trudy Cathy White; 19 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren) with a $6 Billion fortune, easily making him one of the wealthiest businessmen in the history of America.
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