John Peter Ora Jr. ’53

John, whom we fondly called Jay, died Dec. 28, 1995, of cancer, in Lynchburg, Tenn.

Born in Oak Park, Ill., Jay prepared at Choate. He was a football manager his freshman and sophomore years, and he majored in history. He belonged to Key and Seal, and he roomed with John Cameron, Chuck Kushell, Lynn Parry, and Ernie Preston.

Jay earned his MA and PhD at Vanderbilt. He became a prominent psychologist and was well known as the founder and former director of the Regional Intervention Project, a preschool project for children with behavior problems. His program gave training and support to children and their parents. This program has been duplicated successfully throughout the U.S., Canada, Australia, Brazil, and Venezuela. Jay had been on the Peabody [Tenn.] College faculty and had worked for the Tennessee Dept. of Mental Health. His lifelong hobby was fishing, which he pursued with vigor on a lake near his home.

We regret that Jay did not keep in contact with the class, but we thank his widow, the former Frances Upton, for providing the above information. To her, their three sons, and daughter, we offer our sincere condolences.

The Class of 1953