Monday, June 18, 2012

Former State Representative Dies

{Louisville, Kentucky}...Former state Representative Al Bennett, who represented part of Jefferson County in the Kentucky House of Representatives for more than a decade, died Friday at his home. He was 88. A native of Grayson County, Bennett graduated from Louisville's Manual High School and later served in the U.S. Marine Corps. Bennett first ran for office in 1973 and served through 1985. A funeral Mass is scheduled for Tuesday at Sts. Simon and Jude Catholic Church in Louisville.