Washington’s Do It Best Hardware

Ken Washington, founder of Ken Washington Auto Parts Inc., was in the Air Force from 1958 to 1962 and was discharged out of the Lockbourne Air Force Base in 1962. He married Patricia Mann in September of 1962. He was employed by the Standard Oil Company of Ohio as a station manager. He then leased a SOHIO service station in Bexley from 1966 to 1971. He became a founding partner along with Walt Stein of Clintonville Service Center today known as C.A.R.S. (Clintonville Automotive Repair Service). He received his ASE Master Automotive Certification in 1972. He sold his interest in C.A.R.S in 1977.