JOSEPH JAY KUSHNER

Jay was my family's dear friend since the evening we met at San Francisco's Congregation Sherith Israel in October of 1983. At the time we just arrived from the former Soviet Union, and it just happened that Jay was the first local engineer I met. We met frequently while he lived in the Bay Area, and kept in touch after he moved to Portland. We saw him last time in September of 2013, when he came to San Francisco to be at our son's wedding.
As civil engineers we often shared ideas and...

Just found out that Jay has passed, my parents and I met him at Congregation Sherith Israel in San Francisco, right after we immigrated from the Soviet Union in 1983. Jay became my parent's first American friend and remained so after moving to Portland. He was always caring, knowledgeable, and there for you when you needed him to be. Last time I saw him was in 2013 at my wedding and it brought back so many great memories of growing up with Jay and his dog around. I am greatly saddened that I...

I met Jay through Angie's List in 2006. He came to our rescue and helped us with our house remodel. During the course of our interactions he became a friend. We actually campaigned for him even though we are democrats. Unfortunately I have just learned of his death and it leaves me deeply saddened. We were fortunate to have him in our lives.

Jay and I were life long friends, literally having been cradle mates. He was my oldest friend, and though we drifted apart because of political reasons, remainded friends. I last saw hi in April 2015 when he visited me in Larchmont New York. I always enjoyed his keen intellect, alternative view of politics, and search for great value investments in the stock market.

When I fired up Facebook yesterday, I got an immediate shock, learning, only by dint of their cryptic posting algorithms, that a Stanford classmate, fellow Jordan House residence eating associate, & my friend, Joseph Jay Kushner had died on Dec. 4th in Portland, OR.

I grieve at his passing & I'm in shock, but not particularly surprised. Re-reading our last conversation, on his birthday this past June, he expressed doubt he would ever collect a dollar in Social Security benefits....

I am grief-stricken at losing so long-time a friend. You were still Joseph J. in 1971 at Stanford. So sorry you never got many happy returns on your Social Security investment. May your memory remain as a blessing.

I enjoyed Jay Kushner for many years (nearly 2 decades) in Portland, Oregon. He was a warm, funny, quirky, astute person with a quick wit. I am sorry to see he has passed and I am glad he is not in pain any longer. I am glad to have known him.