Before the wedding, Brown characterized his life as "a book of many chapters. Memorial service held for former Ky. Gov. John Y. Brown Jr. By Jack Brammer Brownsterm coincided with a severe national recession,crimpinghis efforts to lure industry and forcing him to shrink the size of state government. Flower girls were Roach's daughters, Christina, 6, and Jessica, 5. ". Washington man isn't going on a vacation. I pray his family and friends find peace during this difficult time.. With the drafting of Larry Bird the year before, Auerbach had what would become one of the NBAs greatest front courts. John Y. Unit. But celebrityhood and chic were not so in vogue last night for Brown's third marriage to businesswoman Jill Louise Roach, 38, of Lexington. 2003) University: University of Kentucky Governor of Kentucky (11-Dec-1979 to 13-Dec-1983) Kenny Rogers Roasters Co-founder KFC Owner (1964-71) Kentucky Bar Association Phi Delta Theta Fraternity . A rate that's guaranteed to stay below the Prime Rate.' Brown III (Secretary of State of Kentucky, 1996-2004) . 1900, d. 17-Jun-1985, pneumonia)Mother: Dorothy Inman BrownWife: Eleanor Bennett Durall (m. 1960, div. Email Address: t JQBB @sbcglobal.net +3 emails. First, in an unprecedented swap in 1978, he and partner Harry Mangurian traded their ownership of the NBAs Buffalo Braves for Irv Levins ownership of the Celtics. Brown III said after his father left public life, he became more philosophical and more family oriented, spending time with his adult kids and grandkids. Over the next seven years he transformed a national string of about 600 restaurants into one of the worlds largest fast-food chains, with some 3,000 red-and-white-striped takeout outlets. Kentucky's governor from 1979-83, Brown made a financial killing before he entered politics with the $2 million purchase of Kentucky Fried Chicken from Col. Harland Sanders in 1964. John Y. Some of Browns friends were involved in a cocaine and gun-smuggling ring that was the subject of a 1990 book called The Bluegrass Conspiracy. Brown was never accused of any wrongdoing. Brown IV, the former governor's grandson. Browns family said, Our dad, John Y. Outside of his family, one of his sons, John Y. Nicholas D. D'Angelo, an attorney from Niagara County, will serve six months in jail and also will be placed on sex offender probation for 10 . John Y. Brown and Phyllis George Brown, 1979, victorious in the gubernatorial election. This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. Just call 582-2211 or 1-8QQ-866T2211. His mother was Dorothy (Inman) Brown. He claimed he had the best cabinet ever, and Cross said he may have been right. 1998, one son, one daughter)Son: Lincoln (b. Carr and Detroits two 1980 first-round picks, including the first overall. While Browns administration was scandal-free, it was not immune from controversy. It grew to 350 outlets, but competition from Kentucky Fried Chicken, by then known as KFC, and the Boston Chicken chain (later known as Boston Market) drove it into bankruptcy in 1998. He loved to promote the state.. 894-81 00 JYinnClird'S 4343 Poplar Level Rd. Entrepreneurial by instinct, in high school Mr. Brown had made up to $1,000 a month in commissions in a summer job peddling vacuum cleaners, and as much as $25,000 a year selling the Encyclopaedia Britannica during law school. "i J ij 1 f 1 I : I I k 1 'X f 1 t e 5 i mk inlif 'ijf. He liked to have a good time and wanted others to have a good time. He saw that as public service and at some level it was a vindication of his father.. The service took place at the. Brown Jr. laid to rest", https://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Y._Brown_Jr.&oldid=8671501, Democratic Party (United States) politicians, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. Ive cut waste. Mr. Brown complied, selling full control of the Celtics to Mangurian in April of 1979. We are heartbroken by his passing, but find comfort in what he wrote in one of his final days, I have never been so happy.. Browns 1979 campaign for the Democratic nomination for governor destroyed thenotionthatcandidates had to invest years of painstaking preparation before seeking the office. U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Louisville, said he and his wife, Elaine, were saddened to hear about Browns death. The new Mrs. Brown wore a white drop-shouldered gown with flowing skirt. He built Kentucky Fried Chicken into one of the biggest fast food chains in the world before selling it. Defense attorney F. Lee Bailey was among about 100 guests. Brown had three children with his first wife, Eleanor Durall:former Kentucky Secretary of State John Y. Under state law at the time, he was ineligible to immediately seek a second term. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. He helped start the AA Highway in Northern and northeastern Kentucky. (606) 277-0000 'Qualified buyers wminimum purchase. Brown Sr., the father of John Y.
