Jay Evan Kaufman
Dateline: Coventry
Kaufman, Jay Evan, 48, died unexpectedly Friday, Nov. 29 at Kent County Hospital. He was surrounded by his loving family. He was the devoted husband of Donna Kalin Kaufman for 15 years. Born in Providence, Jay was the son of Sandra D. Oster of Barrington and Denis Kaufman of FL and stepson of the late Richard M. Oster. Jay was a resident of Coventry for 10 years, previously living in Barrington. Jay worked for many years for Cookson Electronics and most recently as an independent consultant. Jay was a graduate of Barrington High School, attended Clemson University where he was a member of the football team, and was a graduate of the University of Rhode Island. Besides his many business interests, Jay enjoyed golf as a member of Ledgemont Country Club, and was a licensed pilot. He loved planes and European cars, all forms of physical fitness and weightlifting. Along with his wife Donna, Jay’s true enjoyment and passion were the loves of his life: his sons Joshua, 8, and Samuel, 18 months. Jay loved coaching Joshua’s soccer team and teaching his sons how to swim. Besides his wife and children, Jay is survived by his sisters and brothers-in-law: Stephanie and Robert Wilmarth of Barrington, Allison and William Dessel of Barrington, Roberta and Noah Sachs of Richmond, VA, and Sasha Oster of Santa Rosa, CA, and many loving nieces and nephews. The Funeral will be held at Shalom Memorial Chapel, 1100 New London Ave., Cranston on Monday at 11:30 a.m. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Jay’s memory may be made to Hasbro Children’s Hospital, 593 Eddy St., Providence, RI 02903. Shiva will be observed at 223 Rumstick Rd., Barrington, Monday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.
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Sandra and family
Pauline myself and the girls were extremely saddened to hear of the untimely passing of Jay. Our thought and prayers are with you all at this difficult time.
Please accept my heart felt condolences for your loss
Sandy,Allison and Stephanie, My heart breaks for all of you, and my prayers go out to you. Karen Pastore
Donna…no words can express our sympathy for you and your boys. I know first hand there is nothing that I can say that will take away the sadness…know that we are thinking of you. Faith and love…
Dear Harry and Family,
We are so sorry to hear the news about your Uncle. Our love thoughts and prayers are with you and your entire family during this tough time. Stay strong. We will be thinking of you.
Sending you lots of love,
TyTy Law and Family
To The Kaufman/Oster Families,
I am so sadly to hear about your families sudden loss of your Loved one Jay , I am one of 4 sons of Mr. Edward and Mrs. Irene Arseneault …Just wanted to pass on my sincerest condolences to your families at this time or sorrow, May you find Peace and Comfort during this difficult time.
Donna,
I am so sorry to hear of the passing of your husband,
Condolences to you and your loved ones’
Mike patullo
Acura of Warwick
So sorry to hear about Jay. Know that he will be truly missed. He was much too young and had so much to live for. We just wanted to express our condolences. Donna, know how hard this is for you and the children. We are thinking about you. Love, Irvin and Joanna from Birmingham.
Donna, we are so saddened to hear of your loss. Jay died much too soon. He was so proud of you and the boys and he shared his love of you in his Facebook posts. One of my favorite pictures is of Jay about eight years old sitting on our steps with our daughters, Laura & Eve and cousin Dawn. Please accept our condolences.
Love, Aunt Rosalie & Uncle Raymond Gotlieb