John Allen Ayris was born November 9, 1962 as the third child of Harley and Shirley (Recker) Ayris. He was born in Mt Pleasant, Michigan.

A 1980 graduate of Montabella High School in Blanchard, Michigan in Isabella County, he married Susan Jane Jenson on September 7, 1985. They had two children.

John worked at Federal Mogul Corporation and passed away on May 15, 2022 at the age of 59.