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22 de nov. de 2022 · I am sad to share that former Governor John Y. Brown Jr. has passed away. Gov. Brown was a remarkable leader who was committed to serving the people of Kentucky. He made our commonwealth a better place. Britainy and I are praying for his family and loved ones. ^AB — Governor Andy Beshear (@GovAndyBeshear) November 22, 2022
22 de nov. de 2022 · John Y. Brown Jr., who became Kentucky’s governor after building empires in business and sports, has died. He was 88. Brown’s family said in a release Tuesday that “every day was an exciting ...
23 de nov. de 2022 · John Y. Brown Jr., Kentucky’s Democratic governor from 1979 until 1983 and a prolific investor in fast food chains, died at age 88 on Tuesday. He is known for catapulting the Kentucky Fried Chicken chain into an international brand. His passing was confirmed in a statement by his family: “Every day was an exciting adventure for him.
22 de nov. de 2022 · John Y. Brown Jr. at his home in Lexington, on Monday July 14, 2014. 2014 is the 50th anniversary of Brown and his partner buying Kentucky Fried Chicken from Col. Harlan Sanders.
22 de nov. de 2022 · FILE - Kentucky Gov. John Y. Brown Jr., second from left, hugs his wife, Phyllis George, after being sworn in as the 55th chief executive of the Commonwealth in Frankfort, Ky., on Dec. 11, 1979. Brown Jr., who became Kentucky’s governor after building empires in business and sports, has died, his family said in a release Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022.
JOHN Y. BROWN JR. was born in Lexington, Kentucky, in 1933. He received a bachelor’s degree and a law degree from the University of Kentucky and served in the U.S. Army Reserve from 1959 to 1965. He first made his mark in the restaurant franchise industry by recognizing the appeal of fast fried chicken during the 1960s and made “the colonel ...
29 de nov. de 2022 · Former Gov. John Y. Brown Jr., who died this month at age 88, lay in state Tuesday at the Kentucky Capitol, where members of the public could come to pay their respects to the late statesman ...
