[Dialogue] Audret Ayres

[Richard Alton]

>From Carol Pierce:


Audrey
M. Ayres, (nee Grossmann) age 85, died May 21, 2008 at Westbury
 Care Center
in Lisle, Illinois.  She was born December 21, 1022 in St. Louis, Missouri.  Mrs. Ayres was a graduate of Kirksville State Teachers College
(now Truman State University)
in Kirksville, Missouri, where she majored in Music.  A resident of Naperville since 1952, she was active in Wesley United
 Methodist Church
where she directed the children’s choir for several years.

 

Mrs.
Ayres was active in the Ecumenical Institute (EI) and its sister organization,
the Institute of Cultural Affairs (ICA) for over 33 years as an enthusiastic
volunteer and consultant.  She also
served as the Secretary of the Joint Board of Directors, a position she held for
over a decade.  EI and the ICA are well known as
non-profit organizations devoted to work in community renewal in
underprivileged communities with a focus on local leadership development.  Mrs. Ayres concentrated her work in the Fifth City
community, located on the West Side of Chicago. 
Fifth City became a model for community
renewal that was replicated in other communities and countries around the
world.  Mrs. Ayres was particularly
devoted to the development and support of the Fifth City Preschool which was
established to facilitate child care for its working families.  She took great pride and satisfaction in her
25 years of fund raising and development for the Preschool and made many
lasting friendships there.  

 

Mrs.
Ayres is survived by her husband, Joe G. Ayres, a daughter Martha Garcia, three
sons – Michael, Peter (Lioness) and John Ayres, two brothers -            Edward (Norene) and Raymond (Joan)
Grossmann of the St. Louis
area, and three grandchildren – Jeremiah (Carrie), Kerry, and Nicholas
Ayres.  She was preceded in death by her parents,
Edward and Mary Grossmann.

 

A
memorial service will be held at a later date – to be announced.  In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to
the Fifth City Preschool, 3411
  West 5th Avenue, Chicago,
 IL  60624; the Institute of Cultural
  Affairs, 4750 N. Sheridan Rd., Chicago,
 IL  60640, or Wesley United
 Methodist Church,
Naperville, IL  60540.







Richard H.T. Alton
International Consultants and Associates
'building global bridges'
166 N. Humphrey Ave, Apt, 1N
Oak Park, IL 60302
T:1.773.344.7172
richard.alton at gmail.com

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