Jay Kear

Kear, Jay L.
June 24, 1937 - August 22, 2012
Jay L. Kear was one of the original early pioneers in high technology. Jay graduated from the USC School of Engineering in 1960 and later served as Chairman of the Board of Councilors for that school. He played football while at USC and was a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity. He had a long career in high tech venture capital. He collaborated on investment opportunities with Ray Noorda, founder of Novell, after meeting as employees of The General Electric Company. Jay Served as Chairman of the Foundation Board at The Children's Hospital of Orange County for many years and during his career served on over 40 boards of public and private companies, as well as non-profits. Jay was a long time resident of Newport Beach. His passions included snow skiing, woodworking, and USC football. He did not miss out on much in life, and his was a life well lived.
Memorial services will be held Friday, September 28, 2012, at 11:00 am at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Newport Beach. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to The Jay Kear Brain Cancer Fund at the Children's Hospital of Orange County, c/o Graig Easton, CHOC Children's Foundation, 455 South Main, Orange, Ca 92868. Checks should be made out to CHOC Children's Foundation, with Jay Kear in the memo line.