Outgoing Family YMCA of Fayette County CEO John Ashdown bid farewell on Friday afternoon. In a brief ceremony, Ashdown was honored several times by the YMCA Board and others. Board President Rick Myers showed a plaque that will hang outside the gymnasium from now on, identifying the gymnasium as “John Ashdown Gymnasium.” Ashdown was also given a lifetime membership to the Y. Ashdown is leaving the area to take a position on Carson, Nevada and Ben Frazier is taking over as the interim CEO of the Y. Ironically, Friday also marked 5 years to the day when the new YMCA location Rock Island Avenue was dedicated.