Dr. Edward Sinclair Ford, Jr., 80, died on July 2, 2010. Born January 1, 1930 in Montgomery, Alabama, he received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree in 1958 from Auburn University.

He served with the United States Navy from December 1948 until November 1952. He graduated from the U. S. Navy C.I.C. School, 1950, Point Loma, CA and the U.S. Navy Electronic/Radar School, 1949, San Francisco, CA. During the Korean Conflict, Ford served with the U.S. Naval Amphibious Forces and was engaged in several amphibious assaults and extractions in Korea, earning several military decorations including 5 Battle Stars and the Korean Presidential Unit Citation. He is a life member of the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars and Disabled American Veterans.

Dr. Ford was the founder of the Harrison Veterinary Medical Center in Cynthiana and practiced veterinary medicine in Harrison County and Central Kentucky for twenty-five years. After leaving private practice he became executive director of the Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation, an international equine medical research foundation, for 12 years.
He was a life member of both the American and Kentucky Veterinary Medical Associations and was honored by the Kentucky Veterinary Medical Association as Veterinarian of the Year in 1979 and received their Distinguished Service Award in 1992. He was named as the 2002 recipient of the Wilford S. Bailey Distinguished Alumni Award by Auburn University.

Education was his passion. He served 7 years on the Harrison County Board of Education (Chairman 1972-77) and 17 years in the Kentucky State Senate (1978-94) where he won many awards, accolades and honors and was a leader in championing education. After retiring from the Senate he joined Governor Paul Patton's administration and spent 8 years in the executive branch of government, rising to serve as Secretary of the Executive Cabinet.

Until his death he remained active in education, banking, government and environmental policy serving on numerous boards and committees including the Education Commission of the States, the Southern Regional Education Board, Farmers National Bank Corp and the Farmers National Bank Board in Cynthiana. He was chairman of the Cynthiana – Harrison County Economic Development Authority and served as chairman of the Central Midwest Low-Level Nuclear Waste Commission.