JONESBORO, Ga. — It is where friends and loved ones went to remember him.
Family friend Tom Huckaby described Cathy as a good father, a family man, a good businessman and very generous man in general.
Huckaby was one of hundreds who paid their respects to the late business owner. Those Channel 2’s Berndt Peterson talked with say it was well-deserved.
“He set an example for others to follow. Truett’s life followed Proverbs 22:1. A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches. That’s exactly what Truett lived out, and it was a privilege to know him,” Andy Lorenzen said.
There was little talk of the man who built a fast-food empire and became a self-made billionaire, but a man who cared about people.
“Joyful. Joyful of a man of a life well-lived,” family friend Mary Huckaby said.
“No telling how many people he has helped during their lifetime, especially during his. He didn’t have to do that, he did it because he wanted to, and to show love by doing it. It’s a great loss, but his legacy will go on forever,” Huckaby said.
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