James Samuel Kaufman

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Lewis G Lutin

August 14, 2025

Jim was a good friend, great doctor and an easy laugh! We talked about once a month after he moved to NY from Newton, Mass. I could always make him laugh! The last time I spoke with him just a few days before he died he seemed more concerned about my son´s welfare than his own! If one only has a single friend like this in their lifetime it is as though one´s life was made of solid gold !

Lew Lutin

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August 13, 2025

James Kaufman Obituary

Jim said that to understand his life, you must watch the film "It's a Wonderful Life." He lived his life by trying to do good for others, first as a major in the U.S. Army, and as a practicing nephrologist in the VA system for more than 50 years... Read James Kaufman's Obituary

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