Frederic Murray Ayres III
July 5, 1951 - February 8, 2016
Frederic Murray Ayres III aged 64, died on February 8 at Martin Memorial Hospital near his home in Stuart, Florida, surrounded by his loving children.
The fourth and last child of Frederic Murray Ayres Jr. and Janet Noyes Ayres (later Adams), Fred was born in Indianapolis on July 5, 1951 and immediately began enjoying the advantages-and suffering the consequences-of being the baby of the family and the younger brother of three clever sisters.
Young Fred studied at the Park School until 1961, when his father, having seen his daughters safely off to boarding school and college, retired from a long career at L.S. Ayres and Company and moved with his wife and Fred to Gulfstream, Florida.
Already a seasoned sailor and fisherman from summers in the Les Cheneaux Islands of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, Fred embraced his new life in Florida with characteristic enthusiasm. After finishing high school, Fred embarked on an itinerant adventure of higher education, including stops at Palm Beach Community College, the University of Oregon and Florida Atlantic University.
When it came time to choose a career, Fred let his passion for boats guide him, opting to sell yachts in Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach.
All the while, he sailed.
Fred bought the first of several boats he would cherish in 1975 and hoisted sail everywhere from Canada's North Channel and Lake Huron's Georgian Bay to the warm, sunny waters of the Bahamas.
It was on one such island adventure that Fred first dreamed of opening a restaurant back home, the type of place that would marry a relaxed Bahamian atmosphere with quality food-in short the kind of place where he would enjoy hanging out.
1979 was a year of profound change for Fred. That summer, he and his girlfriend, Diane Tisdelle, were married in a small ceremony at the Les Cheneaux Club. That same year, he made his restaurant dream come true by opening Conchy Joe's Seafood on the Intracoastal Waterway in West Palm Beach (thereby becoming possibly the only person in history to actually bring to fruition major life plans hatched while on vacation in the Bahamas.)
With its friendly staff, live music, authentic "old Florida" décor and fresh seafood with an emphasis on conch-beloved in the Bahamas but still little-known in America-the restaurant was an immediate success and gained national acclaim; in 1980, the New York Times bestselling Preppy Handbook aptly referred to Conchy Joe's Seafood as "the place to slum in Palm Beach."
In 1983, the lot was sold for development and Fred moved the restaurant to its current location overlooking the sandy shores of Jensen Beach. Soon after, he opened a third Conchy Joe's Seafood in Melbourne, then the Dolphin Bar and Shrimp House (formerly Frances Langford's Outrigger Restaurant), also in Jensen Beach.
Fred and Diane welcomed a daughter, Carly, in 1981, followed by a son, Fritz, two years later. By the end of the decade, the Ayres family would grow to include daughters Annie and Mary, making Fred, like his own father before him, the proud parent of three daughters and one son.
Fred enjoyed sharing his passions with his children, from watching the Indy 500 and traveling the globe in summertime to rooting for his beloved Miami Dolphins come autumn. He taught them to sail, dive and fish, instilling in them an abiding love of the ocean to match his own. All the while, he made sure that each of his children understood that life's truest blessings come from dedication and hard work.
As his business grew and demands on his time increased, he remained committed to the well-being of his employees, all of whom he treated with kindness and respect, sentiments they each, in turn, reciprocated. Mindful of his good fortune but undesirous of attention, he gave generously, and anonymously, to organizations benefiting underprivileged and disadvantaged children.
Fred believed deeply that the truest form of charity came with no recognition and should be made without the expectation of gratitude. Yet in his 64 years, he touched many lives and his loss will be mourned by people from all walks of life throughout the world, from the beaches of the Bahamas and South Florida throughout Indianapolis and up into the most remote stretches of Great Lakes.
Fred is survived by children, Frederic Murray Ayres IV, Carly Frohlich, Annie Arasa, and Mary Rosseau; siblings Nancy Ayres, Janet Carrington and Margo Ferguson; grandchildren Fletcher Frohlich, Penelope Frohlich and Layla Rosseau; as well as his former wife Diane Tisdelle Ayres and fiancé Julie Nohejl.
A visitation will be held at Crown Hill Funeral Home beginning at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb.20, followed by a service at 12:30 and then a private family interment.
There will be a celebration of his life at Conchy Joe's in the near future.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami or Molly's House in Stuart, Florida.
Source: Crown Hill Funeral Home And Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana
July 5, 1951 - February 8, 2016
Frederic Murray Ayres III aged 64, died on February 8 at Martin Memorial Hospital near his home in Stuart, Florida, surrounded by his loving children.
The fourth and last child of Frederic Murray Ayres Jr. and Janet Noyes Ayres (later Adams), Fred was born in Indianapolis on July 5, 1951 and immediately began enjoying the advantages-and suffering the consequences-of being the baby of the family and the younger brother of three clever sisters.
Young Fred studied at the Park School until 1961, when his father, having seen his daughters safely off to boarding school and college, retired from a long career at L.S. Ayres and Company and moved with his wife and Fred to Gulfstream, Florida.
Already a seasoned sailor and fisherman from summers in the Les Cheneaux Islands of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, Fred embraced his new life in Florida with characteristic enthusiasm. After finishing high school, Fred embarked on an itinerant adventure of higher education, including stops at Palm Beach Community College, the University of Oregon and Florida Atlantic University.
When it came time to choose a career, Fred let his passion for boats guide him, opting to sell yachts in Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach.
All the while, he sailed.
Fred bought the first of several boats he would cherish in 1975 and hoisted sail everywhere from Canada's North Channel and Lake Huron's Georgian Bay to the warm, sunny waters of the Bahamas.
It was on one such island adventure that Fred first dreamed of opening a restaurant back home, the type of place that would marry a relaxed Bahamian atmosphere with quality food-in short the kind of place where he would enjoy hanging out.
1979 was a year of profound change for Fred. That summer, he and his girlfriend, Diane Tisdelle, were married in a small ceremony at the Les Cheneaux Club. That same year, he made his restaurant dream come true by opening Conchy Joe's Seafood on the Intracoastal Waterway in West Palm Beach (thereby becoming possibly the only person in history to actually bring to fruition major life plans hatched while on vacation in the Bahamas.)
With its friendly staff, live music, authentic "old Florida" décor and fresh seafood with an emphasis on conch-beloved in the Bahamas but still little-known in America-the restaurant was an immediate success and gained national acclaim; in 1980, the New York Times bestselling Preppy Handbook aptly referred to Conchy Joe's Seafood as "the place to slum in Palm Beach."
In 1983, the lot was sold for development and Fred moved the restaurant to its current location overlooking the sandy shores of Jensen Beach. Soon after, he opened a third Conchy Joe's Seafood in Melbourne, then the Dolphin Bar and Shrimp House (formerly Frances Langford's Outrigger Restaurant), also in Jensen Beach.
Fred and Diane welcomed a daughter, Carly, in 1981, followed by a son, Fritz, two years later. By the end of the decade, the Ayres family would grow to include daughters Annie and Mary, making Fred, like his own father before him, the proud parent of three daughters and one son.
Fred enjoyed sharing his passions with his children, from watching the Indy 500 and traveling the globe in summertime to rooting for his beloved Miami Dolphins come autumn. He taught them to sail, dive and fish, instilling in them an abiding love of the ocean to match his own. All the while, he made sure that each of his children understood that life's truest blessings come from dedication and hard work.
As his business grew and demands on his time increased, he remained committed to the well-being of his employees, all of whom he treated with kindness and respect, sentiments they each, in turn, reciprocated. Mindful of his good fortune but undesirous of attention, he gave generously, and anonymously, to organizations benefiting underprivileged and disadvantaged children.
Fred believed deeply that the truest form of charity came with no recognition and should be made without the expectation of gratitude. Yet in his 64 years, he touched many lives and his loss will be mourned by people from all walks of life throughout the world, from the beaches of the Bahamas and South Florida throughout Indianapolis and up into the most remote stretches of Great Lakes.
Fred is survived by children, Frederic Murray Ayres IV, Carly Frohlich, Annie Arasa, and Mary Rosseau; siblings Nancy Ayres, Janet Carrington and Margo Ferguson; grandchildren Fletcher Frohlich, Penelope Frohlich and Layla Rosseau; as well as his former wife Diane Tisdelle Ayres and fiancé Julie Nohejl.
A visitation will be held at Crown Hill Funeral Home beginning at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb.20, followed by a service at 12:30 and then a private family interment.
There will be a celebration of his life at Conchy Joe's in the near future.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami or Molly's House in Stuart, Florida.
Source: Crown Hill Funeral Home And Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana
Frederic Murray Ayres III
July 5, 1951 - February 8, 2016
Frederic Murray Ayres III aged 64, died on February 8 at Martin Memorial Hospital near his home in Stuart, Florida, surrounded by his loving children.
The fourth and last child of Frederic Murray Ayres Jr. and Janet Noyes Ayres (later Adams), Fred was born in Indianapolis on July 5, 1951 and immediately began enjoying the advantages-and suffering the consequences-of being the baby of the family and the younger brother of three clever sisters.
Young Fred studied at the Park School until 1961, when his father, having seen his daughters safely off to boarding school and college, retired from a long career at L.S. Ayres and Company and moved with his wife and Fred to Gulfstream, Florida.
Already a seasoned sailor and fisherman from summers in the Les Cheneaux Islands of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, Fred embraced his new life in Florida with characteristic enthusiasm. After finishing high school, Fred embarked on an itinerant adventure of higher education, including stops at Palm Beach Community College, the University of Oregon and Florida Atlantic University.
When it came time to choose a career, Fred let his passion for boats guide him, opting to sell yachts in Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach.
All the while, he sailed.
Fred bought the first of several boats he would cherish in 1975 and hoisted sail everywhere from Canada's North Channel and Lake Huron's Georgian Bay to the warm, sunny waters of the Bahamas.
It was on one such island adventure that Fred first dreamed of opening a restaurant back home, the type of place that would marry a relaxed Bahamian atmosphere with quality food-in short the kind of place where he would enjoy hanging out.
1979 was a year of profound change for Fred. That summer, he and his girlfriend, Diane Tisdelle, were married in a small ceremony at the Les Cheneaux Club. That same year, he made his restaurant dream come true by opening Conchy Joe's Seafood on the Intracoastal Waterway in West Palm Beach (thereby becoming possibly the only person in history to actually bring to fruition major life plans hatched while on vacation in the Bahamas.)
With its friendly staff, live music, authentic "old Florida" décor and fresh seafood with an emphasis on conch-beloved in the Bahamas but still little-known in America-the restaurant was an immediate success and gained national acclaim; in 1980, the New York Times bestselling Preppy Handbook aptly referred to Conchy Joe's Seafood as "the place to slum in Palm Beach."
In 1983, the lot was sold for development and Fred moved the restaurant to its current location overlooking the sandy shores of Jensen Beach. Soon after, he opened a third Conchy Joe's Seafood in Melbourne, then the Dolphin Bar and Shrimp House (formerly Frances Langford's Outrigger Restaurant), also in Jensen Beach.
Fred and Diane welcomed a daughter, Carly, in 1981, followed by a son, Fritz, two years later. By the end of the decade, the Ayres family would grow to include daughters Annie and Mary, making Fred, like his own father before him, the proud parent of three daughters and one son.
Fred enjoyed sharing his passions with his children, from watching the Indy 500 and traveling the globe in summertime to rooting for his beloved Miami Dolphins come autumn. He taught them to sail, dive and fish, instilling in them an abiding love of the ocean to match his own. All the while, he made sure that each of his children understood that life's truest blessings come from dedication and hard work.
As his business grew and demands on his time increased, he remained committed to the well-being of his employees, all of whom he treated with kindness and respect, sentiments they each, in turn, reciprocated. Mindful of his good fortune but undesirous of attention, he gave generously, and anonymously, to organizations benefiting underprivileged and disadvantaged children.
Fred believed deeply that the truest form of charity came with no recognition and should be made without the expectation of gratitude. Yet in his 64 years, he touched many lives and his loss will be mourned by people from all walks of life throughout the world, from the beaches of the Bahamas and South Florida throughout Indianapolis and up into the most remote stretches of Great Lakes.
Fred is survived by children, Frederic Murray Ayres IV, Carly Frohlich, Annie Arasa, and Mary Rosseau; siblings Nancy Ayres, Janet Carrington and Margo Ferguson; grandchildren Fletcher Frohlich, Penelope Frohlich and Layla Rosseau; as well as his former wife Diane Tisdelle Ayres and fiancé Julie Nohejl.
A visitation will be held at Crown Hill Funeral Home beginning at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb.20, followed by a service at 12:30 and then a private family interment.
There will be a celebration of his life at Conchy Joe's in the near future.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami or Molly's House in Stuart, Florida.
Source: Crown Hill Funeral Home And Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana
July 5, 1951 - February 8, 2016
Frederic Murray Ayres III aged 64, died on February 8 at Martin Memorial Hospital near his home in Stuart, Florida, surrounded by his loving children.
The fourth and last child of Frederic Murray Ayres Jr. and Janet Noyes Ayres (later Adams), Fred was born in Indianapolis on July 5, 1951 and immediately began enjoying the advantages-and suffering the consequences-of being the baby of the family and the younger brother of three clever sisters.
Young Fred studied at the Park School until 1961, when his father, having seen his daughters safely off to boarding school and college, retired from a long career at L.S. Ayres and Company and moved with his wife and Fred to Gulfstream, Florida.
Already a seasoned sailor and fisherman from summers in the Les Cheneaux Islands of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, Fred embraced his new life in Florida with characteristic enthusiasm. After finishing high school, Fred embarked on an itinerant adventure of higher education, including stops at Palm Beach Community College, the University of Oregon and Florida Atlantic University.
When it came time to choose a career, Fred let his passion for boats guide him, opting to sell yachts in Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach.
All the while, he sailed.
Fred bought the first of several boats he would cherish in 1975 and hoisted sail everywhere from Canada's North Channel and Lake Huron's Georgian Bay to the warm, sunny waters of the Bahamas.
It was on one such island adventure that Fred first dreamed of opening a restaurant back home, the type of place that would marry a relaxed Bahamian atmosphere with quality food-in short the kind of place where he would enjoy hanging out.
1979 was a year of profound change for Fred. That summer, he and his girlfriend, Diane Tisdelle, were married in a small ceremony at the Les Cheneaux Club. That same year, he made his restaurant dream come true by opening Conchy Joe's Seafood on the Intracoastal Waterway in West Palm Beach (thereby becoming possibly the only person in history to actually bring to fruition major life plans hatched while on vacation in the Bahamas.)
With its friendly staff, live music, authentic "old Florida" décor and fresh seafood with an emphasis on conch-beloved in the Bahamas but still little-known in America-the restaurant was an immediate success and gained national acclaim; in 1980, the New York Times bestselling Preppy Handbook aptly referred to Conchy Joe's Seafood as "the place to slum in Palm Beach."
In 1983, the lot was sold for development and Fred moved the restaurant to its current location overlooking the sandy shores of Jensen Beach. Soon after, he opened a third Conchy Joe's Seafood in Melbourne, then the Dolphin Bar and Shrimp House (formerly Frances Langford's Outrigger Restaurant), also in Jensen Beach.
Fred and Diane welcomed a daughter, Carly, in 1981, followed by a son, Fritz, two years later. By the end of the decade, the Ayres family would grow to include daughters Annie and Mary, making Fred, like his own father before him, the proud parent of three daughters and one son.
Fred enjoyed sharing his passions with his children, from watching the Indy 500 and traveling the globe in summertime to rooting for his beloved Miami Dolphins come autumn. He taught them to sail, dive and fish, instilling in them an abiding love of the ocean to match his own. All the while, he made sure that each of his children understood that life's truest blessings come from dedication and hard work.
As his business grew and demands on his time increased, he remained committed to the well-being of his employees, all of whom he treated with kindness and respect, sentiments they each, in turn, reciprocated. Mindful of his good fortune but undesirous of attention, he gave generously, and anonymously, to organizations benefiting underprivileged and disadvantaged children.
Fred believed deeply that the truest form of charity came with no recognition and should be made without the expectation of gratitude. Yet in his 64 years, he touched many lives and his loss will be mourned by people from all walks of life throughout the world, from the beaches of the Bahamas and South Florida throughout Indianapolis and up into the most remote stretches of Great Lakes.
Fred is survived by children, Frederic Murray Ayres IV, Carly Frohlich, Annie Arasa, and Mary Rosseau; siblings Nancy Ayres, Janet Carrington and Margo Ferguson; grandchildren Fletcher Frohlich, Penelope Frohlich and Layla Rosseau; as well as his former wife Diane Tisdelle Ayres and fiancé Julie Nohejl.
A visitation will be held at Crown Hill Funeral Home beginning at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb.20, followed by a service at 12:30 and then a private family interment.
There will be a celebration of his life at Conchy Joe's in the near future.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami or Molly's House in Stuart, Florida.
Source: Crown Hill Funeral Home And Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana
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