[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 158 (Tuesday, October 27, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1543]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 HONORING THE LIFE OF JOHN M. FAMULARO

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                             HON. ANDY BARR

                              of kentucky

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 27, 2015

  Mr. BARR. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor the life of a very special 
man, John M. Famularo of Lexington, Kentucky. Famularo spent most of 
his life in the legal profession and over the years earned a stellar 
reputation among his fellow attorneys and all that knew him.
  Famularo was raised in Mt. Olivet, Kentucky. He came from a family of 
legal minds, with his father serving as county attorney, district 
judge, and circuit judge and his brother serving as U.S. Attorney. 
Famularo graduated from Loyola University and the University of 
Kentucky College of Law. Two years after graduation from law school, he 
successfully argued a boundary dispute case before the U.S. Supreme 
Court. He began serving as an assistant commonwealth attorney for 
Fayette County in the 1970s. Much of his career was spent as a partner 
with the Stites and Harbison law firm in Lexington, where his practice 
focused on product liability, class-action defense, and medical 
malpractice defense. He also served as Chief Judge of the 22nd Judicial 
District in Fayette County. Famularo was well respected for his great 
legal mind.
  Mr. Famularo was special to me personally. As a young lawyer, he was 
my first mentor. Many attorneys, including me, owe our success to the 
selfless interest he took in our professional development. He was a 
great lawyer, a fierce advocate for his clients, a dedicated officer of 
the court, and the best litigator I have ever seen.
  Mr. Famularo became a regent and state chairman of the American 
College of Trial Lawyers, served on the board of governors of the 
Kentucky Bar Association, and was inducted into the University of 
Kentucky College of Law Hall of Fame. He passed away on October 23, 
2015. He is survived by his wife Karen, three children, and three 
grandchildren. The legal community and all those associated with John 
M. Famularo mourn his passing and honor his legacy.

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