Dr. James Lemuel Fife

I miss you every day

He was the best dad anyone could have hoped for. I miss him terribly.

I miss you Dad. I hold on to your wisdom for guidance everyday.

Hello Fifes,
I was saddened by this news and disappointed that I didn't learn of your loss earlier. I would have joined you at your lovely home and given many hugs. I remember having a minor surgical procedure as a junior in high school, and your dad was so kind, gentle and supportive. Jen, I hope to see you soon. Love, Bets

Thank you Dr. Patten- so nice to see you yesterday.

Alison Fife

Jim Fife was a hero to me at Arlington High, College and Harvard Medical School. Four years his junior, I watched him play all the sports at Arlington and was inspired by his great play in the old GBI hockey league at Boston Arena.
But his real inspiration to everyone was his skills as a fine caring person which carried over to make him one the very best of doctors and surgeons.

Jim was a mentor to me when I began my surgical practice in the Bath/Brunswick area in 1987. He was always ready to assist in the operating room at Regional Hospital. As an elder surgeon he recognized the advantages of laparoscopic surgery and embraced the technology before many of his colleagues. As a hockey player myself, I'm sorry I never got to pass him the puck.

Thank you so much, "Mr. Bonang." I have fond memories of being your student, and we hope to see you on Sunday. Feel free to bring one of your instuments - I hear you're quite the entertainer. jennifer

I hereby wish to extend my heartfelt condolences to the Fife family in the passing of Dr. Fife. He and I sat next to each other in the Comparative Anatomy Lab. at Bowdoin in 1951. Years later he operated, and successfully so, on my trigger thumb. And it was my pleasure to have his two lovely and talented daughters, Alison and Jennifer, two of my top students in biology at Brunswick High School.
Sincerely,
Claude Bonang