[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 151 (Tuesday, September 20, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E957]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         REMEMBERING JOHN VOSS

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                         HON. MICHAEL R. TURNER

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 20, 2022

  Mr. TURNER. Madam Speaker, I want to honor and pay tribute to the 
life and accomplishments of John Everett Voss, Jr., a community leader 
and businessman from my congressional district, who passed away on 
September 11, 2022.
  John Voss was a pillar of the Dayton community. He founded Voss 
Chevrolet with his father, John, Sr. in Centerville, Ohio in 1972. Voss 
Auto Network grew into the biggest auto group in the Dayton/Miami 
Valley region and became one of the top 100 dealers nationwide in sales 
volume, providing jobs to many, with nine franchised dealerships in 
Southwest Ohio.
  Throughout his life, John and his family have strived to better our 
community and help others. In 2016, he launched an annual car show 
called the Voss Hoss Cruise-in, with the proceeds benefiting the Fisher 
Houses at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, and AIM for the Handicapped.
  John received the Dayton Entrepreneur of the Year award, the Ohio 
Auto Dealers Association award, and was named a Time Magazine Quality 
Dealer for his outstanding business performance and involvement in the 
community.
  When asked what the secret of his business success was, John 
answered: ``Putting the customers first, knowing our market, hiring and 
training good employees, and treating them right--thus creating an 
environment at the dealerships that fosters wonderful employee morale 
and excellent customer service.''
  My heartfelt condolences are with John's wife Gail; his sons Craig 
and Brad, and all those who knew him and called him a friend. I include 
in the Record the following obituary, as it was published in the Dayton 
Daily News:

       John Voss, the founder and co-owner of the Voss Auto 
     Network, died Sunday. He was 79.
       The network, a family-owned and operated business, is 
     comprised of Voss Chevrolet, Voss Cadillac, Voss BMW, Voss 
     Toyota, Voss Honda, Voss Hyundai and Joe Morgan Honda. Sons 
     Craig and Brad Voss have been co-owners since 2010.
       ``Dad had the biggest heart of anyone I ever knew,'' Craig 
     Voss told Dayton Daily News. ``It was interesting though, 
     because he was very quiet about it. What he would do for his 
     employees, for his friends, for countless charitable 
     organizations . . . I can't begin to tell you how much he 
     did, but he did it very privately and very quietly.''
       His father didn't desire recognition, he said. ``That 
     wasn't why he was he was doing what he did,'' Craig Voss 
     said.
       John Voss had a way of looking at things in the business 
     world in a way in which other people just couldn't, he said.
       ``He was very driven, but he also had a way of seeing 
     opportunities where nobody else saw them,'' Craig Voss said. 
     ``He just had this set of morals and ethics that not only 
     guided him but really, he found people that shared those 
     values, and he placed them all throughout the organization 
     and then he just let them operate within the business as if 
     it were their own.''
       John Voss was born on Nov. 3, 1942, near Chicago. He 
     launched his automotive career in Evanston, Illinois, and on 
     1972, he and his father purchased land in Centerville and 
     opened Voss Chevrolet.
       After the death of his father, Voss spent the next several 
     decades building Voss Auto Network into the largest auto 
     group in the Dayton/Miami Valley area, one that has 
     approximately 500 employees across its seven locations, Craig 
     Voss said.
       That included Joe Morgan Honda built in 2010 in Monroe by 
     Voss and the late Cincinnati Reds second baseman Joe Morgan, 
     a good friend and a Baseball Hall of Fame inductee. He also 
     established the Voss Collision Centre, which he grew into one 
     of the largest dealer-owner collision repair facilities in 
     the United States.
       Voss was recognized as a leader and innovator in the 
     automotive industry, company officials said.
       Craig Voss said his father's death came unexpectedly after 
     a brief hospitalization at Kettering Health Miamisburg.
       ``The nurses, the doctors and the staff . . . I can't say 
     enough about them and the love and caring that they provided 
     to us over the last couple of weeks,'' he said. John Voss is 
     survived by his wife Gail, sons Brad (Lisa) Voss and Craig 
     (Jessica) Voss and three grandchildren.

     

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