It is with great sadness that I have only learned of Kent’s passing. After he returned to New Zealand, I so fondly thought about him, often. I would ask my own consultant if there was any updates as they had worked and trained together over the years. Kent was one in a million. His knowledge and expertise had no bounds. A grest man for the chats and laughs. He spoke very fondly of his family, dog and the all blacks. We always joked about the picture on his wall. Gone way before his time. He will be sadly missed by all who knew him x Rest easy Kent

Was so saddened to hear of Kent’s death. What a huge loss to Ireland, he helped create so many babies & brought such happiness into people’s lives. Without Kent I wouldn’t have my darling little girl. Kent’s knowledge, kindness, care, empathy, patience & wit helped make difficult times much easier. Appointments with him were enjoyable. He was always in good form & loved sharing stories of his life in New Zealand . Kent was full of hope and so encouraging. He told me “you will get your little family” and he was right. He always reassured me I was on the right path. When he phoned me to tell me the results of my pregnancy test (positive ) he made me feel like I was his one and only patient. He was genuinely so happy for me. Kent was unique, like no other, he was a shining star. He will be truly missed. I will never forget you Kent, thanks for everything you did. Rest in peace, Deirdre

We will never forget your smile the day we brought you in this thank you present. That we got made especially for you. R.I.P Dr Kent Ayers #legend

"We're devastated by the loss of Kent, an extraordinary doctor who played a pivotal role in our journey to start a family. His unwavering support and personalized care during our struggles with multiple miscarriages gave us hope and strength. Beyond his medical expertise, Kent became a trusted friend, offering invaluable advice and guidance. We'll forever cherish the memories of our appointments filled with laughter, heartfelt conversations, and even wine recommendations. His words of encouragement—"Justine, Ken, if you can get through this, you can get through anything"—continue to resonate with us. Kent's compassion, dedication, and genuine care made a lasting impact on our lives, and for that, we'll always be grateful. Though he may no longer be with us, his legacy of kindness and healing will live on. Rest in peace, dear Kent. You will be deeply missed. #legend"

We are so very sad and upset to hear of Kent's passing and we send our deepest condolences to his family and friends. Kent was a doctor like no other, as well as having a brilliant mind, he was humorous, understanding, laid back, knowledgeable, and generous. But most of all he was such a kind and caring gentleman. As well as dealing with the required medical needs, each appointment was spent chatting and hearing his many stories of New Zealand, past adventures and experiences and his much loved family. We have attended many fertility clinics in Ireland and abroad over the years and when success wasn't happening, the medical team usually lost interest., Kent never did. He gave us hope when everything seemed hopeless. His gentle patience guided and supported us on a long fertility journey. We always knew he was on our side and that he wanted everything to work out as much we did. Finally, because of Kent's support, expertise and commitment, our daughter was born in 2022. We will be forever grateful for everything he did for us and he will always hold a dear place in our hearts. A truly special person has left us but Kent's legacy will always remain in the many children he has helped bring into this world and in the endless happiness he has brought to so many families. Rest peacefully Kent

My partner Jenny and I were floored and saddened to discover last night that Dr Kent Ayers had passed away in December in New Zealand. Our heart goes out to Suzanne, to Kent’s children, family and friends. And we are also thinking of Cody, his long-time assistant. Kent Ayers was an exceptional man. He had a unique ability to make you feel completely at ease at what is an anxious moment in life. He was at the top of his game but also funny and cheeky ... I’m not sure it’s typical for fertility doctors to tell their patients mid-scan that their uterus is ‘fluffy like a cloud’ and that 'they will have periods until they're sixty!’ Jenny just adored Kent, as did so many of his female patients based on the comments below. He was usually late for appointments, but you always knew it was for a good reason ... sharing his wisdom, calmness and humour. Because of Kent, we have two gorgeous, strapping, sturdy boys, Luan and Coran. His pragmatism was essential to the process. He never, ever gave up on patients and said there was always a way, which meant he was fully across the latest advances in fertility science. We were very pleased to see that Kent made it home to his beloved New Zealand to spend his final days close to family and land. We visited him in three different offices around Dublin, where he always sat in front of a large black and white photo of his All Blacks, chats about rugby always welcome, Ireland finally able to mix it with the best! Our second son’s birth was registered in Dublin today. Coran was born on November 4th, probably one of Kent's final babies. We decided to make one of his middle names Kent, to commemorate the amazing man that helped bring hundreds or maybe even thousands of new humans into the world. Kent Ayer’s legacy will last for generations to come and he will always be in our hearts. Often used, never more true; Ni bheidh a leithead aris ann, we shall not see his like again. Cronan, Jenny, Luan and Coran

I am deeply saddened and shocked to hear the passing of this gentle, funny, laid back, amazing doctor that helped us on our very long fertity journey and in the end we where blessed with our 2 beautiful girls because of you! Thank you for all your help! You will be truley missed Kent. Rest in heavenly peace 🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍 sending lots of love and strenght to your family ❤️ Love Breed,Elliott, Amelia and Ariah Dublin Ireland

Our deepest sympathy to Kent’s family and friends. Kent was a gentleman full of fun and mischief. We met Kent when we’d lost all hope of ever having a baby. Kent took us under his wing where he cared for his with great empathy. Kent gave me hope that I would one day be a Mum. Thank you to Kent we have an amazing son Louis and we’re pregnant again with an embryo Kent helped us to make. Kent you were one of a kind - the greatest fertility Doctor in Ireland. Rest peacefully Kent. Thank you for giving us our miracles, With love and gratitude, Jenni, Adriano, Louis and baby bump

My deepest condolence to Kent's family. I was very sad to hear of Kent's passing. I have had the pleasure of knowing Kent since 1998 when we were Senior Registrars together in Walsgrave Hospital Coventry. There was never a dull moment when you were in Kent's company, every night out was a different adventure. We reacquainted again when we both ended up in Ireland. I loved the photo montage, it has have brought back very happy memories. RIP Kent

Mu deepest condolences to Kents family at this sad time. We were heart broken to hear of Kents passing. We adore him. A man of stories, laughs and for us, expertise that gave us 2 of our children. He spoke with such passion and humour about his adventures and ideas and with such affection for his family and friends. A true gentleman with a cheeky glint in his eye. He made us laugh and find comfort in tough times. We are forever grateful to him. May he rest in peace. Thank you for everything Kent. Love from Jane, Keith, Jack, Arthur and Fiadh

I am so saddened to hear of Kent’s passing, I am thinking of Suzanne and all of Kent’s family and friends. We are forever grateful for Kent making it possible to bring our two daughters into the world. Kent always went above and beyond for all of his patients. Kent was an absolute gent and with his brilliant sense of humour and his kindness always made us feel at ease. Kent will always hold a special place in our hearts and will be missed, the world has lost an extremely special person.

A picture of our little Niamh with Kent in Sept 2021. A cherished photo for us.

We are so sad to hear of Kent's passing and send our deepest condolences to his family & friends. We first met Kent in 2019 after we had learned that our chances of having a family were very low from a different clinic. Kent's knowledge coupled with his character, stories, humour and optimism was infectious, and we left feeling that we could handle this after all. 4 years later, I have a beautiful 3 year old girl, Niamh and a handsome little 8 month old boy called Niall. This was only possible because of Kent. We are truly grateful to Kent and we will tell our babies all about him when they are older. We have a number of family & friends who have their babies because of Kent, and he will never be forgotten amongst us. RIP Kent With love from Ireland, Kat, Bren, Niamh & Niall

I am still struggling to believe that Kent has left us. I first got to know him over frequent coffee breaks when we both worked at Repromed in Dublin. He was one of a kind and such a colourful character. Time spent with Kent was usually memorable! What fabulous memories he has left us all and what a wonderful legacy. RIP Kent.

I am deeply saddened fo hear of Dr kents passing. I was his patient for 8 years and he was such an amazing doctor. He was so kind emphathic caring and knowledgable and always made me believe i would become a mother and because of him we have 2 miracles. Ireland has lost one of the best fertility doctors in the field. He was so funny and i really enjoyed his no nosense style and humour..he often spoke do proud of his children and missing them he was a NZ man.and of how supportive his partner was to him. Thank you kent for everything you were a legend and we are eternally grateful for being under your care. Rest in peace..

I trained in medicine with Kent and travelled around Europe and Morocco with him We had so many great times and occasional deep and meaningful chats He really Loved his family, his mum and his dad and his sisters So many fun times Kent Just a couple of the memories We were backpacking in Morocco and decided to explore a derelict castle near Marrakech We opened a wooden door and Stumbled in to a movie set where they were filming Omar Sharif, who had won an academy award, for his role in Laurence of Arabia, was not keen on giving his autograph to the two kiwis in shorts and singlets and the director was definitely not impressed, yelling and gesticulating wildly to get off his set Later on We hitchhiked from Madrid up to Pamplona and managed to get there for opening night of the Running of the Bulls festival. We added the necessary red scarf and red beret to the white T shirt, and topped up with lots of Sangria In the later evening, bands started playing. But were a bit hard to see from where we were Kent the musician wanted to see the action and suggested we climb the tree next to us and I should go first It had a smooth straight and long trunk. I said look, I’ll give you a boost up and then follow I boosted him up, he then shimmied up a bit and then lost grip Kent slid at fair speed down the trunk and landed flat on his back at the base of the tree This turned out to be a great strategy for meeting women Around 10 very attractive young rushed over to check if he was ok. And that i tell my kids was how i met your mother, Fiona Thanks Kent for that and all the great times

We are heartbroken to hear of Kent's passing. Deepest condolences to all his family and friends. Our thoughts are with you. Kent was one of a kind, a doctor who was truly invested in helping his patients create their families. He was a huge part of our very long fertility journey which ultimately led to 4 amazing children and we are forever grateful to him for everything he did for us. He gave us hope when we felt we were running out of options and kept our spirits up when things weren't going so well. Thank you Kent for helping us create our family and for all the laughs along the way. Rest in Peace, you will be missed and never forgotten x

Kent was so kind to me and so generous with his time. Gave me such good advice. I would not have my Daithí without him. RIP the baby maker

Kent was my oldest close friend and I loved him like a brother. I first met him in January 1975 when he and I shared a desk at Mt. Eden Normal Intermediate School. Nobody in that class had a sunnier disposition than Kent and irrespective of physical distance between us, I have felt inseparable from him ever since. A man of enormous heart, a rogue’s sense of humor, and love of adventure. Whether he was displaying to all his impressive pipes in the service of adulterating an old standard, or leading a haka in the service of exporting our respective Kiwi identities overseas and inflicting them on the unsuspecting natives, each act was performed with an unrivaled gusto leaving no doubt that here was a man in his moment. I am so glad and feel privileged to have known him, loved him, spent time with him and seen him so recently, just before Xmas. I will miss you terribly mate. But your blue eyes and rakish smile are with me forever.

Sincere condolences to Suzanne, Kent’s mother, children, siblings and to the entire Ayers family on the passing of Kent, we are devastated on hearing of his passing.. Kent was one of the good ones, a good man who had generosity of spirit and a wonderful sense of humour. We are eternally grateful for Kent’s help over the years in creating our family and his legacy will live on through the families he has created. The world today is a little less brighter without him. May Kent’s gentle soul rest in peace.

It was a huge pleasure to have worked with Mr Ayers, to share our passion for delivering quality care and expertise to our patients. His sudden and unexpected death leaves a hole in our field and hearts that cannot be easily filled. Sending our utmost condolences to his friends and family.

We are so saddened to hear of Kent's passing. Kent was a doctor with a difference. He was so caring, funny and interesting. We often found ourselves so intrigued by his many stories. He changed our lives, and helped us to have our beautiful boy after many years. I just wish we met him sooner on our journey, he made the difference. We had some tough days but Kent could make you laugh through the tears. He was on your side and you knew he was going to do everything he could to help. We would like to send our sincere condolences to the Ayers family, Suzanne and Kent's colleagues. There was something very special about Kent and we will be forever grateful that we met him. Thank you for everything Kent, Rest in Peace x

Completely shocked to hear this very sad news. Sincere condolences to the Ayers family and his colleagues. It’s hard to find the words to express our gratitude to Kent. Without whom we wouldn’t have our much longed for baby girl. He was a huge support and a breath of fresh air in our fertility journey at a time when we were losing hope. He always managed to make us smile even on the darkest days! He helped so many people in the same way and his legacy will live on. He was one in a million. Thank you Kent and rest in peace

To the Ayers family Sincere condolences on the passing of Kent. I will forever have fond memories of our 9 years working together - Kent was an inspirational colleague, teacher and mentor. I will always remember his cheeky sense of humour and his vast knowledge which I was lucky enough to learn from. His kindness, compassion, wisdom and mastery of his craft have left a huge impression on all his patients here in Ireland. So many families have been blessed with children they otherwise may not have had if not for his dedication and persistence, and that is perhaps his greatest legacy. Kent rest in peace 🙏

We were deeply saddened to hear of Kent’s passing. Like so many others we are in no doubt that we would not have our wonderful son without Kent’s help, patience, kindness and support, over many years of fertility struggles. May he rest in peace and much love and condolences to all his family and loved ones all over the world.x

Rest in peace Kent. A wonderful and kind man who brought so much happiness to everyone around him. We can't believe you are gone. You will always be remembered. Our deepest condolences to all of Kent's family and loved ones.

Rest easy Kent. Thank you for all your advice and guidance during our fertility journey. Your kindness and gentle personality (and banter) helped tremendously during some very tough times. Always remembered. RIP

My heart is broken into pieces to hear of the passing of Kent , 💔💔💔 Worked with Kent for many years, he was an absolute gentleman, the laughs we used to have ... One of a kind, an outstanding doctor, his relationship with his patients I will never forget it was something I'd never seen before , gentle , kind , caring really cared about each and everyone individually After my 1st miscarriage in 2016 he took me under his wing it wasn't even a question, and after we lost our 2nd baby he was determined to find the cause, and he did he told me wanted I needed to do and I got the answers I needed to start my family Thank you Kent you will always have a place in my heart ❤️ xXx

We are so very sad to hear the news of Kent's passing. He was never Dr Ayers & always Kent. That was because he connected with his patients on a human & equal level. He also showed great kindness & generosity & gave us many laughs on our incredibly difficult fertility journey. He really was one of a kind. Rest in peace Kent, you will be greatly missed. Sending deep condolences to all his family & loved ones.

We had a long and difficult fertility journey involving many medical professionals but Kent stood out from them all. He had great kindness, he really cared, we always felt like he was on the journey with us so committed. He also had a brilliant sense of humour which was appreciated as it’s a tough road to be on! I never got to tell him that despite our IVF journey coming to an end we did eventually get our dream of a little girl through surrogacy. So grateful to have met you Kent thank you for everything, you touched so many and had a huge impact. Sending lots of warmth love and best wishes of comfort at this difficult time to all his family and friends xx

To Kent’s loving family and friends, We will be forever grateful to Kent for his kindness, understanding, humour and skill. Infertility is a very tough road and Kent made that road a fair bit easier. He was there for you in the tough times, giving you as much time as you needed, and he genuinely celebrated the successes as if they were his own. He has held a very special place in our family since met him 8 years ago and we will never forget him. I have the videos of both our boys’ first scans and Kent’s gentle hand and reassuring voice will always stay with me. Sincere condolences to his family and of course Suzanne. He was a very special man, not perfect but he made a huge difference to so many people going through the hardest times in their lives. Thank you Kent. Xx

My heart sank today, when I found out. I am utterly devastated to hear of Kent's passing. I have absolutely no words to express the void that he's leaving, to I am sure all of his patients and the medical community. A doctor like no other, just like to many other patients, he gave me hope, and ultimately, my baby. I missed him when unfortunately he had to close his clinic and so I couldn't have him in my new journey for another baby, but I will forever be indebted to him. Thank you for everything doc. May you rest in peace and free of pain. With love Sara

To the family of Kent Ayers, My partner Sara and I send you our deepest condolences. We were both devastated to hear the news today. Kent was for us a guiding light and a safe harbor for us in the maelstrom that was infertility treatments. He supported , counseled, commiserated and finally congratulated us when we finally were pregnant with our son Tadhg Lorenzo. He was never in any doubt that we would have a baby and that kept us going. We happily got the opportunity to introduce him in person to our son and we will forever be indebted to him for his help over many years. He truly was a character but more than that he was a gentleman and he will be deeply missed I am sure not only by our family but many others that he has helped over the years.

Kent gave me my baby! When we were completely lost in a sea of infertility Kent gave us hope, friendship, confidence, and a few laughs along the way. On the day of my first scan when I was pregnant Kent held my hand as I cried my heart out. He was an amazing person and a unique soul. I feel forever indebted to him for supporting us and ultimately having our daughter.