Background
Ayres, John Cecil was born on April 20, 1919 in Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States. Son of John and Dominica (Jarusavicius) Aiauskas.
Ayres, John Cecil was born on April 20, 1919 in Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States. Son of John and Dominica (Jarusavicius) Aiauskas.
Bachelor of Science, University Massachusetts, 1941. Doctor of Medicine, Boston University, 1943. Master in Public Health, Harvard University, 1949.
Director division alcoholism, Massachusetts Department Public Health, 1950-1953;
epidemiologist division communicable disease, Massachusetts Department Public Health, 1947-1948;
assistant director division, Massachusetts Department Public Health, 1949-1950;
commissioner public health, Springfield, Massachusetts, 1953-1984;
hospital director, Springfield Municipal Hospital, 1958-1973;
trustee, Springfield Municipal Hospital, 1953-1984. Instructor Harvard University, 1949-1959. Director Massachusetts Blue Shield, 1972-1977.
Vice president, chairman health section Springfield Community Council, 1955-1957. Chairman Pioneer Valley chapter National Foundation, 1968-1974.
Served with Medical Corps, United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946. Fellow American Public Health Association, American College Preventive Medicine. Member American Medical Association, American Association Public Health Physicians, Massachusetts Medical Society (president 1974-1975), Massachusetts Public Health Association (president 1955), Massachusetts Hospital Association, Delta Omega.
Married Dora Boynton Hoxie, November 6, 1944. Children— Janet Claudia, John Boynton, Jeffrey Peabody.