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OBITUARY: Donald Ayres

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    FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Donald Ayres, founder of Don Ayres Honda, died July 6. He was 76.

    Ayres opened a Pontiac dealership in 1970 and added the Honda franchise in 1973.

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