, ▁ended ▁in ▁failure . ▁ ▁There ▁was ▁a ▁threat ▁that ▁the ▁Inn ▁would ▁be ▁demol ished ▁and ▁a ▁new ▁municipal ▁par king ▁lot ▁built ▁in ▁its ▁place . ▁ ▁H ays ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁civ ic ▁leaders ▁advoc acy ▁ultimately ▁resulted ▁in ▁Du ane ▁Roberts , ▁a ▁local ▁business man , ▁bu ying ▁the ▁hotel ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁and ▁invest ing ▁millions ▁of ▁dollars ▁to ▁restore ▁and ▁re open ▁it . ▁ ▁Mar riage ▁and ▁children ▁H ays ' ▁first ▁wife , ▁Helen ▁H ays ▁Ye ager , ▁prede ce ased ▁him ▁by ▁two ▁years ▁to ▁the ▁day . ▁ ▁After ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁first ▁wife ▁divor ced , ▁Tim ▁H ays ▁married ▁Susan ▁G uder math ▁H ays . ▁H ays ▁had ▁two ▁sons , ▁Tom ▁H ays , ▁a ▁writer ▁for ▁the ▁Associ ated ▁Press , ▁and ▁ ▁Bill ▁H ays . ▁ ▁Death ▁and ▁legacy ▁H ays , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁suffering ▁from ▁Al z heimer ' s ▁disease ▁later ▁in ▁life , ▁ ▁died ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 9 4 ▁in ▁St . ▁Louis , ▁Missouri . ▁The ▁Press - Enter prise ' s ▁business ▁office ▁building ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁Howard ▁H ▁" Tim " ▁H ays ▁Media ▁Center ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁dedicated ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Press - Enter prise ▁ ▁Category : American ▁newspaper ▁publish ers ▁( people ) ▁Category : 1 9 0 7 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 1 1