Veteran US Army; retired in 1982 from the Seattle Fire Dep?t. as Seattle?s senior Fire Captain. Member of Local 27, International Association of Fire Fighters; charter member of the Seattle Fire Officer?s Association and long-time member of Doric Lodge 92, Free and Accepted Masons. He is survived by his children, Deborah Lynn McRae, Steven Anthony & wife Sarah Ayres, Natalie Marie & husband Michael A. Yonkoske and Mark Allen Ayres; grandchildren, Jeremy, Donald and Michael Ayres, Nicole Goodspeed, Lyndsay, Mykayla and Joshua Yonkoske. Preceded in death by his beloved wife, Margaret. Funeral Service Friday, May 28, 10:00AM; Evergreen-Washelli Funeral Home Chapel 11111 Aurora Ave N. Seattle. Committal, Evergreen Memorial Park. Remembrances suggested to Medic One Foundation, c/o Harborview Medical Center 325 9th M/S 359747; Seattle 98104.
