[Oe List ...] FW: JOE AYRES - completed life

[Judi White]

Ditto on Your sharing, Lynda. Joe and Audrey were really great at pointing
to the great and unique gifts of individuals, too. So many times, I return,
in my reflections, to the safety and sense of belonging to something
special that outings at their home availed to us all.  Exemplars of true
guardianship.  Udi White

On Mon, Sep 13, 2021, 3:15 PM Lynda C <lynda860 at outlook.com> wrote:

> Joe Ayres, a true Archive Angel, has completed his life at 98 years old.
> Many of you  mostly knew his wife Audrey, but those of us in the Chicago
> metro knew Joe and Audrey very well.  Their home in Naperville with its
> wide open spaces was the source of many Religious House picnics and
> celebrations where we all enjoyed their generous hospitality and a chance
> to experience green grass and shade trees and badmitton and other yard
> games, plus winter snowmen and such.   During the time of overseas
> deployments, the Ayres attic became a regular storage place for treasured
> items.   Bless them for that loving gesture of care.
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> Audrey was a dedicated fixture in the Town Meeting days on the West Side,
>  an expert in writing grants for the 5th City Preschool, attended many
> overseas conferences and some HDP projects, and in her later years, one of
> the tenacious members of the Archives team, driving into Chicago each day
> from Naperville, well into her senior years.    Even after her death, Joe
> continued to help finance the work of the archives in her memory.  What a
> team!   When we moved to Galax, they included Galax as a stop over heading
> back to Naperville after a trip to their St. Louis relatives. They even
> helped with a sidewalk sale from our Men’s Shop during the annual Old Time
> Fiddlers Convention.  Their pre-teen granddaughter accompanied them.    On
> several trips to Chicago to work in the Archives, I was privileged to visit
> Joe and family in Naperville.
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> In the spirit of a wake, I hope many of you will share memories online as
> well as copied to Peter whose address is below to share with the family.
> We celebrate Joe’s life and indeed this family as mission from God to
> history, singing “For all the saints, who from their labors rest….”
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> With deep care,
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> Lynda Cock
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> *From: *Peter Ayres <peter_yrs at yahoo.com>
> *Date: *Monday, September 13, 2021 at 11:25 AM
> *To: *Lynda Cock <lynda860 at outlook.com>
> *Subject: *JOE AYRES
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>   I saw an older email from when Mom passed away and realized I can maybe
> inform you
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> that dad passed away Sept. 1st. 2021.   He made it to 98 on August 9th.
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>    All and all, he did very well and died at home  with family around.
> There one day, gone the next after
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> a pizza party for our brother Mike, with him.  1 day of hospice.
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>     If you know others who might want to know, please feel free to pass
> the news along.
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>   No service for the moment is planned.
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>    Not sure who at ICA might want this information.
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>   I hope there is an attachment here with his Obituary for you.
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>    Sorry for the news,
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> Peter Ayres
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>   630 505 9695
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