Did William Ayer’s parents live in Hyde Park in 1960?
Did they have been elementary age children during that time?
Maybe Ann was the Au Pair to William Ayers... when was he born?
Ayers is only 2 years younger than Stanley Ann.
If her uncle was at the U of C library, she may well have had a library card. Would there be a record that had her Chicago address? She could possibly have taken a summer class at the university, in which case school records might yield a mailing address of where she was living (and with whom).
I think he was born in 1944 and has a brother. Don’t know the brother’s DOB.
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Thomas G. Ayers , a longtime civic and business leader, had a vision for Chicago’s urban landscape and its minority communities.
In addition to serving as the chairman and chief executive officer of Commonwealth Edison in the 1970s, he was a major force in the development of the area just south of the Loop known as Dearborn Park. He also was an advocate of fair housing and equal opportunity for women and minorities.
His son William Ayers was once the leader of the radical Weather Underground, formed amid the tumult of the Vietnam War and responsible for a series of bombings in the 1970s.
William Ayers , separated from his family during 11 years as a federal fugitive, said his father did not turn his back on him.
“He understood more than most the anger and frustration young people felt about that endless war,” said Ayers . “He really admired and loved all of his kids.”
Mr. Ayers , 92, died of congestive heart failure Friday, June 8, at home in Hyde Park, his family said. He was battling Parkinson’s disease but was talking up until the day before he died. He spent the last three years living with his once-estranged son and died surrounded by family.
“We were unanimous in the desire to have him close to us,” William Ayers said. “It was very special. I wouldn’t trade it for anything.”
Mr. Ayers headed Commonwealth Edison for seven years, ending in 1980. Before assuming the top job, he helped negotiate the first labor contract between the energy giant and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.
He served on many boards, including that of G.D. Searle, Chicago Pacific Corp., Zenith Corp., Northwest Industries, First National Bank of Chicago and Tribune Co., owner of the Chicago Tribune, his family said.
He also worked with many nonprofits, serving as the chair of the Chicago Urban League, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Chicago Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Chicago United, Community Renewal Society and the Chicago Community Trust.
Respected by Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Mayor Richard J. Daley and the business community, he worked with all sides in an effort to curb housing discrimination, his family said.
James O’Connor, former chairman and CEO of Commonwealth Edison and its former parent company, Unicom, said Mr. Ayers had an impact on Chicago unmatched by businessmen of the era.”He had an extraordinary social conscience,” O’Connor said. “He was willing to step into situations where very few people were willing to risk their reputation. He had total courage and never seemed to weigh the consequences of that sort of activity. He never did anything for applause or for any sort of recognition.”
O’Connor said Mr. Ayers was devoted to hiring and promoting women and minorities within Commonwealth Edison. He was often called upon to build consensus on sensitive topics.
“He was able to bring people together, which was why he was so often asked to be the head of different organizations and teams,” O’Connor said.
Mr. Ayers saw potential where few others did. Standing in his office in the early 1970s and looking out onto the railroad yard near the Loop, he believed that the right type of development would draw people to the area.
Critics dismissed the idea, but in the years since then the South Loop has become among the city’s more vibrant neighborhoods.
Although he was born in Detroit and attended the University of Michigan, Mr. Ayers was a staunch supporter of Northwestern University. He was chair of the school’s board of trustees for 10 years, and a university building bears his name.
“He was a guy of great intelligence and integrity, and he was willing to put the time in as well,” former NU president Arnold Weber said. “Those offices are not just honorary or for social distinction.”
Equally important to Mr. Ayers was the educational and financial advancement of African-Americans.
“He felt the black community’s success was key to Chicago’s success,” son John Ayers said. “He pushed business people to be more open in the 1960s.”
John Ayers described his father as a “wonderful and generous man.”
“In the ‘60s and ‘70s, we went through some rough patches in our family,” he said. “He was very sweet and supportive of us all. He used to say, ‘It takes all kinds’ to get the world moving forward.”
When William Ayers resurfaced in the 1980s, it was as though no time had passed between him and his father.
“It was as if we were in the middle of a conversation and nothing much had changed,” William Ayers said.
In addition to sons William and John, Mr. Ayers is survived by a daughter, Catherine Allen; two other sons, Thomas G. Ayers Jr. and Richard; 10 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
His wife, Mary, died in 2000.
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Mary A. Ayers- was force behind hospital auxiliary
Chicago Sun-Times - Wednesday, January 19, 2000
Author: SCOTT FORNEK
Mary Andrew Ayers , 84,;; whose volunteer work helped build a major hospital in the western suburbs and support universities and museums in Chicago , died Sunday; of Alzheimer’s disease at Wynscape Healthcare Center in Wheaton.
A resident of Glen Ellyn for half a century, Mrs. Ayers was the wife of Thomas G. Ayers , former chairman of Commonwealth Edison. She helped found the women’s auxiliary of Central DuPage Hospital in 1958 as her husband helped raise money to build the hospital.
The auxiliary ran the gift shop at the hospital when it opened in Winfield in 1961 and a resale shop in Glen Ellyn and later Wheaton. Both raise money for the hospital.
“They give hundreds of thousands of dollars to the hospital every year,” her husband said.
In the late 1970s, Mrs. Ayers helped found the women’s board at Northwestern University and served as its first president. She was on the advisory boards of the Field Museum and the Museum of Science and Industry.
About 10 years ago, Mrs. Ayers was president of Know Your Chicago , a women’s education and policy group sponsored by the University of Chicago .
Her husband said his wife fit in whether they were socializing with his management colleagues or attending a union function.
“She could deal with the corporate presidents or the politicians_whom she didn’t like as well as others_or the working people,” he said.
Mrs. Ayers was an avid gardener and amateur ornithologist, able to name most Midwestern birds by sight and song.
“She really knew birds,” said her youngest son, John. “We had the books and later the tapes. She was great at that. Her favorite bird was the chickadee.”
She was born in Houghton, Mich., in 1915 and graduated from the University of Michigan in 1937 with a bachelor’s degree in sociology. She was a social worker in Detroit before marrying Thomas Ayers in 1938. She and her husband moved to Maywood in 1939 and Glen Ellyn in 1941.
Other survivors include a daughter, Catherine Allen; three other sons, Thomas Jr., William and Richard; 10 grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
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Thomas G. Ayers (February 16, 1915, Detroit, Michigan – June 8, 2007, Chicago, Illinois) was president (1964–1980), CEO and chairman (1973–1980) of Commonwealth Edison.[1]
Ayers served as chairman of the Board of Trustees of Northwestern University, the Erikson Institute, the Bank Street College of Education in New York City, the Chicago Symphony, the Chicago Community Trust, the Chicago Urban League, the Community Renewal Society, the Chicago Association of Commerce and Industry, Chicago United, the Leadership Council for Metropolitan Open Communities, and Dearborn Park Corp.,[1] and served as vice president of the Chicago Board of Education.[2]
Ayers also served on the board of directors of Sears, G.D. Searle, Chicago Pacific Corp., Zenith Corp., Northwest Industries, General Dynamics Corp. of St. Louis, First National Bank of Chicago, the Chicago Cubs, and the Tribune Co.[1]
His son William Ayers, once the leader of the radical Weather Underground, has been a professor of education at the University of Illinois at Chicago since 1987.[3] His son John Ayers, once on the staff (1983–1986) of former U.S. Rep. Lane Evans (D-IL), is a national leader in charter school development.[4]
Seems everybody and their uncle (heh) lived in Hyde Park at the time.
Frank Marshall Davis, Elijah Mohammed, Ayres family, Bowmans (Valerie Jarrett’s maiden name), Vernon Jarrett family....and on and on.