Doug Ault - Later Life and Death

Later Life and Death

Ault and his first wife Julie had two children. They divorced in 1990. After finishing his managing career in 1994, Ault became a car dealer, first in Texas, and then in Clearwater, Florida where he moved to be closer to the Blue Jays spring training site.

He married his second wife, Lynn Marie, an obstetrician, in 2000. In 2002, she lost her medical license for violating Florida statues regarding patient safety; a year later, she filed bankruptcy. In January 2004, their home in Tarpon Springs, Florida was sold though a bankruptcy proceeding, and they were separated for "a while". A few months later, Ault's first wife Julie died, and he left his job at a Clearwater car dealership. According to some of his former teammates, at the time of his death "things were not going great" for Ault.

Ault died at his home in Tarpon Springs on December 22 of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. It was ruled a suicide by the coroners office on December 28. He was 54 years old.