[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 133 (Wednesday, September 16, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1290]
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               HONORING THE LIFE OF BERNARD T. GATES, JR.

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                             HON. ANDY BARR

                              of kentucky

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 16, 2015

  Mr. BARR. Mr. Speaker, I rise to commemorate the life of a special 
man from Kentucky's Sixth District, Bernard T. ``Bud'' Gates, Jr. Mr. 
Gates was a successful business owner and a leader in the automotive 
industry.
  Mr. Gates was born in 1924 in Indianapolis, Indiana. He graduated 
from Indiana University, where he played football. Mr. Gates served his 
country as a member of the United States Army Air Corps. He was a well-
known and successful race car driver. He was also a local television 
personality in Indianapolis.
  Mr. Gates began his automotive career at the age of ten when he began 
working at his father's Chrysler-DeSoto dealership. He went on to own 
and operate Bud Gates Chrysler, Bud Gates Chevytown, one of the largest 
General Motors dealerships in the midwest, and Bud Gates Toyota, 
Indiana's first Toyota dealership. He was most recently an associate 
with his son Steve Gates at Toyota South in Richmond, Kentucky. Gates 
served on the National Automobile Dealers Councils for Chrysler, 
Chevrolet, and Toyota.
  Bud Gates was a leader in the automotive industry and a great 
American. He died on September first. He will be deeply missed, 
especially by his daughter and two sons, his grandchildren, and his 
great grandchildren.

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