A Statement from Jacuzzi Group Worldwide on the Passing of Ken Jacuzzi

Kenneth Jacuzzi, inspiration for in-home hydrotherapy, dies at age 75

CHINO HILLS, CA – (January 12, 2017) – Jacuzzi Group Worldwide (http://www.jacuzzi.com) offers its deepest condolences to the wife and family of Ken Jacuzzi on the occasion of his passing last week.  Ken Jacuzzi’s childhood illness in the 1950s was the inspiration for the development of the first in-home hydrotherapy pump by his father, Candido Jacuzzi.  Candido and his brothers founded what became Jacuzzi Group Worldwide, to this day the premier manufacturer of in-home baths and portable hot tubs.

Said Bob Rowan, CEO, “It is with great sadness that we have learned of Ken’s passing.  He lived his life with grace and great dignity, and was an honorable humanitarian. He was the inspiration of not only the Jacuzzi® Brand, but an entire industry.  Our deepest sympathies go out to his wife and extended family.”

At the age of two, Ken Jacuzzi contracted juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, leaving him bound to a wheelchair for most of his life. Told that Young Ken would not live to see his third birthday, his mother encouraged her inventor husband Candido to develop a portable hydrotherapy pump to provide pain-relieving hydrotherapy treatments at home. That hydrotherapy pump led to what is known as the Jacuzzi® Brand today. After a long and successful life in manufacturing, marketing and research and development around the globe, Ken Jacuzzi passed away last week at age 75.

To learn more about Ken Jacuzzi and the legacy he leaves behind, please visit http://www.kenjacuzzi.com.

Last year, Ken Jacuzzi gave a brief interview about his life here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZcbF_9NJig

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