Spokesman: Chick-fil-A restaurant founder S. Truett Cathy has died at age 93

A spokesman says S. Truett Cathy, who started a postwar diner in Atlanta that grew into the Chick-fil-A restaurant chain, has died. He was 93.

Chick-fil-A spokesman Mark Baldwin tells The Associated Press Cathy died early Monday at home surrounded by family members.

For decades, Cathy's fast food restaurants have offered a taste of the South, from chicken sandwiches to sweet tea and biscuits and gravy.

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