Sunday, June 04, 2006
South Central Kentucky Business Leaders Lost
A community loss
Martin, Mitchell killed, Leachman injured in accident
By ROBYN L. MINOR, The Daily News, rminor [atsign] bgdailynews.com/783-3249
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| CORNELIUS MARTIN Chairman, WKU Board of Regents |
Saturday, June 3, 2006 11:46 PM CDT
Bowling Green and Kentucky are mourning the loss of two prominent businessmen killed Saturday in a motorcycle accident.
Cornelius Martin and Brooks Mitchell were killed at around
10:30 a.m. when an oncoming truck slammed into their motorcycles on Ky. 79 in
Logan County. Two others in the group, Lloyd Ferguson and Bill Leachman,
survived. The driver of the truck was charged with first-degree assault, two
counts of second-degree manslaughter, driving under the influence, possession of
marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.
“It is such a shock” were the first words uttered from many who knew the two men
- Martin, the owner of numerous auto dealerships and Harley-Davidson franchises
around the country, and Mitchell, a banker.
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Daily News (Link works till noon
tomorrow.)
Downtown advocate fondly remembered
By JIM GAINES, The Daily News, jgaines [atsign] bgdailynews.com/783-3242
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| BROOKS MITCHELL DRA board chairman |
Saturday, June 3, 2006 11:46 PM CDT
Brooks Mitchell was due to step down from his two-year stint as chairman of the Downtown Redevelopment Authority board at the end of this month, and had already given his farewell speech to the group's full membership at their May meeting.
He's to be replaced by attorney Regina Jackson, who said
Saturday she was already wondering how to fill his shoes there, but counted on
having his advice.
The first batch of that came in his touching and inspiring address, telling DRA
members that it took awhile to understand the group's importance and role, but
soon after that knowledge was in hand, it would be time for them to move on, as
he was doing.
“I think we left that meeting feeling that, while we were prepared to move on
without him, it would certainly be a significant loss with his departure - not
knowing it would be this kind of departure,” Jackson said.
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