(INDIANAPOLIS) — Indiana Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Kevin Brinegar on the passing of former Governor Joe Kernan:
“Joe Kernan was one of the most down-to-earth and humble people in a world that is too often lacking those qualities. Beyond his tremendous public and community service, the work of he and then Chief Justice Randall Shepard on the Kernan-Shepard Commission for local government efficiency will continue to have lasting impacts.”
Joe Kernan and Randall Shepard were honored as Indiana Chamber Government Leaders of the Year in 2008. Kernan, then 62 years old and owner of the South Bend Silver Hawks, was signed to a one-day contract in the spring of 2008 for an exhibition game against the parent club Arizona Diamondbacks.
Kernan said later that year: “I ended up playing a couple of innings at second base. I struck out, but I went down swinging.” That describes the life of Joe Kernan.
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