Jay Theodore Kaufman

Jay Theodore Kaufman passed away peacefully at home on October 27, 2023, at the age of 90. A beloved husband, father, grandfather, and brother, he loved family, basketball, books, libraries, good beer, and travel.

Born in Bellingham, WA, to Ted and Jean Kaufman, he was the oldest of four children. He went to what is now Western Washington University to become a teacher. After teaching in Washington, Jay taught in Japan and then France, where he met his first wife, fellow teacher Mary Ann O’Hare. After marrying in Switzerland, Jay and Mary lived in France, Japan, New Mexico, and finally settled in Foster City, CA. Jay taught math at Borel Middle School for over twenty years, and he and Mary Ann raised two daughters. After Mary Ann died in 1989, Jay found love again and married Shirley (Roberson) in 2002. Jay and Shirley loved to travel and enjoyed trips to France, Denmark and Nepal to visit family, river cruises in Eastern Europe and China, an exploration of the Galapagos and Alaska, and vacations with friends in many states. Jay loved basketball and continued to play the game into his eighties.