Paul Kenneth Ayars Jr. ’67

Paul Kenneth Ayars Jr. ’67, M.D., died February 14, 2016. He came to college from Bridgeton, New Jersey; left Dartmouth early, graduated from Duke University Medical School, served as an Air Force flight surgeon, deployed to Thailand and was active in local medical initiatives. Following military service he took an ophthalmology residency at Baylor University Medical Center in Houston. In 1976 Paul established a private ophthalmology practice in Corpus Christi, Texas. He participated in Mission of Mercy medical trips to El Salvador, providing services to communities in need. In 2008 he retired from practice and moved to Charleston, South Carolina. Paul is survived by his wife, Geni, and their daughters, Jennifer ’96, Katherine and Stephanie.