Under the slogan Kentucky & Co. The state thats run like a business, Brownpitched Kentuckyfrom coast to coast. Jill Roach Photos and Premium High Res Pictures - Getty Images His positive attitude and zest for life were unrivaled and allowed him to beat the odds many times over. Al Cross, Kentucky political journalist and director of Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues called him a reformist governor.. Ferrell Wellman, a former TV reporter for WAVE in Louisville, covered the entire Brown administration. [Slideshow, Video] Distillery Starts Producing Paducah's First Bourbon Since Prohibition. And like his opponents in 1979, Brown appeared to be without an effective answer to Wilkinsons closing drive. And Ive changed things, I think, in basic areas. John Y. Brown Jr., KFC Mogul and Kentucky Governor, Dies at 88 Brown simply said hed run the state like a business, he was an excellent salesman, and thats what he went on to do. Past Addresses: Lexington KY, Lexington KY +4 more. [2] John Y. I had had a better team in Kentucky [with the ABA Colonels]. Before Brown entered politics, he and Jack C. Massey bought Kentucky Fried Chicken in 1964 from Col. Har-land Sanders for $2 million. Mil will im ihlv if Ihrnclitm url'mnium I'luu nidlmmluj) A ihsumtimmi. "i J ij 1 f 1 I : I I k 1 'X f 1 t e 5 i mk inlif 'ijf. Long black limousines were triple-parked outside Marble Collegiate Church, waiting to speed some of the 300 guests to a reception at a tony Central Park restaurant. Our prayers are with Gov. Brown Sr., who served as speaker of the Kentucky House of Representatives and a member of the state legislature for over 30 years. He was investigated for failing to make a mandatory report of a $1.3 million cash withdrawal from one of his bank accounts, although he was never charged with wrongdoing. Ex-Kentucky governor to wed 2nd beauty queen - Deseret News The couple were married from 1998 to 2003. display: none; He built Kentucky Fried Chicken into one of the biggest fast food chains in the world before selling it. In 1975,Brownconsideredrunning for governor but backed off. Brown died at a hospital in Lexington on November 22, 2022, at age 88. Auerbach then flipped those picks to the Golden State Warriors for center Robert Parish and the No. The key is getting good people, and weve gotten them.His cabinet includedsuccessful businessmen likeW.T. Brown Jr. married his second beauty queen Saturday in an evening ceremony beneath a canopy of arching tree branches at his rural estate. Jill Roach. Former Kentucky Gov. Ik SALE ENDS SATURDAY, SEPT. 5 Sam 4238 Shelbyville Fid. Brown III, Kentucky's secretary of state, said his father's upcoming marriage improved his outlook after his divorce from George in June. Brown Sr., served in the US House but lost races for governor and the Senate. But first there are some other things on his calendar. Brown III (Secretary of State of Kentucky, 1996-2004)Wife: Phyllis George (m. 1979, div. Browns name began to show up in national polls ranking the likely candidates. The helicopters, jet travel, expensive entertainment and the governors admission that he enjoyed gambling were constant rallying points for his detractors, whileBrown insisted that he should have a private life even as governor. 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..