[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 74 (Tuesday, April 30, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E405]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         REMEMBERING JACK KAIN

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                             HON. ANDY BARR

                              of kentucky

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 30, 2024

  Mr. BARR. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor the life of a very special 
man, Mr. Jack Kain, of Versailles, Kentucky. Mr. Kain was born on June 
18, 1929, and he passed away on March 26, 2024, at the age of 94.
  Mr. Kain was raised on a central Kentucky farm by loving parents. In 
1947, while he was a college student at the University of Kentucky, he 
started selling cars. Mr. Kain earned a Bachelor of Business degree 
from the University of Kentucky. He enjoyed cheering on teams led by 
coaching legends Adolph Rupp and Bear Bryant, becoming a lifelong UK 
fan. He served our country in the United States Air Force as a Second 
Lieutenant during the Korean War. In 1953, he opened his first 
automobile dealership. He continued in the automotive industry, where 
he built a successful lifelong career. For many years, he and his 
family have operated Jack Kain Ford, where they have served over 70,000 
customers since the 1980s. Mr. Kain was a leader in the automobile 
industry. He led the National Automobile Dealers Association in 2005 as 
Chairman. He represented Kentucky's franchised new-car dealers on 
NADA's board of directors for many years.
  Mr. Kain was a leader in his community and was recognized as Woodford 
County Chamber of Commerce's Businessman of the Year in 1992. A 
generous man, he supported education, medical care and research, and 
many other charitable efforts to make the community and the Nation a 
better place.
  More importantly than his business and community successes, Mr. Kain 
kept his family at the forefront of his life. He had nine children, 
twenty-two grandchildren, and eighteen great-grandchildren. He is 
survived by his wife Alice Stewart Kain and children Vickie Fister, 
Patrick Kain, David Kain, Steve Kain, Bob Kain, and Bill Kain. He was 
preceded in death by his daughters Becky Grimes and Suzanne Hockensmith 
and his son Jack Kain, Jr.
  Jack Kain was a great man who loved his family, his community, his 
country, and his God. He was respected by his community and his 
colleagues in the automobile industry throughout America. It is my 
honor to call him my friend and to recognize his life before the United 
States House of Representatives.

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