Memorial services remain uncertain for Kristen Pierce-Sherrod, daughter of the founder of Chicago’s Black-owned Harold’s Chicken Shack chain, which expanded to multiple U.S. states under her leadership as CEO.
Pierce-Sherrod died earlier this month. She was 55. Her family did not disclose the cause of death and has not said whether there will be a memorial service to celebrate her life.
Pierce-Sherrod’s death was shared in a since-deleted statement posted to Instagram on behalf of both Harold’s Chicken Corporate and the Chicago Children’s Equestrian Center, an organization she founded…