[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 150 (Wednesday, September 18, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S5547]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      REMEMBERING DAVID JONES, SR.

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I would like to take a moment this 
morning to mourn the passing of a devoted son of Louisville, KY, and 
someone I was lucky to call a very dear friend.
  I can say without exaggeration that David Jones, Sr., was the single 
most influential friend and mentor I have had in my entire career. I 
have never forgotten something he told me when I was starting out in 
Jefferson County. He said: ``The most important word in the English 
language is `focus.' ''
  David used his extraordinary focus and many other talents to build an 
extraordinary American business and to better his community. Whenever a 
local need had somebody--almost everybody, actually--stumped, David 
always seemed to end up in the thick of it, forging a path to success.
  In the days ahead, many will rightly pay tribute to David's 
brilliance and his determination, but he was also one of the kindest, 
most decent, most generous individuals I have ever met. I will sorely 
miss his friendship, and Kentuckians will miss his extraordinary 
leadership.

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