As a technician with the University of Chicago for 25 years, Rev. Ace Ware Jr. had an eye for precision that was invaluable in the laboratory. But spiritual matters were always closer to his heart, and it was his life as an ordained minister that brought him the most satisfaction. Rev. Ware, 86, of Chicago died of complications after a brain biopsy Friday, Aug. 20, in Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Rev. Ware developed an interest in technology while working at a Chicago torpedo factory during World War II, said his wife, Delores. The couple married in 1941. After the war ended, Rev. Ware took his skills to the university, where he operated a mass spectrometer in the geophysical sciences department and assisted in the metallurgy program until he retired in 1983, his wife said. “He was always proud of the work he did there,” she said. “He found the technical work interesting.” In 1960, Rev. Ware became a Pentecostal minister and spent much of his life as a leading figure in the Evangelistic Crusaders of God in Christ Church on the South Side. Whether leading Bible studies or Sunday school, Rev. Ware was always comfortable teaching about faith. “More than anything, he was a teacher,” his wife said. Other survivors include four sons, David, Marvin, Dana and Wayne; five daughters, Janet Ware-Guice Maples, Jeanne Sax, Brenda Gary, Sharon Harbin and Candice Chin; a brother, Joshua; and a sister, Dorothy Johnson. Services have been held.