Former Kentucky governor John Y. Brown, Jr.
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Former Kentucky Gov. John Y. Brown, Jr. (Source: Kentucky.gov)
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Brown served as governor of Kentucky from 1979 to 1983.
Kentucky's 55th governor and the man who took Kentucky Fried Chicken to the world, died at the age of 88, his family announced Tuesday.
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