<p>Remembering Edward T. 'Ned' Breathitt 'A man of extreme integrity'</p>
<p>FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentuckians were ill-prepared for the unexpected death of Edward T. "Ned" Breathitt because, at age 78, "he was still working, fighting for the causes he found were right, still in the midst of life," author and journalist John Ed Pearce said yesterday.</p>