The Rev. Dr. Robert F. Kaufmann

The Rev. Dr. Robert F. Kaufmann, 89, died December 21, 2010 of bone cancer. He joined our ministry in midlife having been a comic book writer, a school registrar, a motion picture promoter and a diamond cutter in his teen and early adult years. He also was a comedy writer. For thirty years he served UU congregations across the country and around the world as both a settled and interim minister. He was named minister emeritus by the Long Beach, CA church. Bob also worked tirelessly to support the Ethical Culture Charter School Foundation in New York City. He called the last year of his life his most productive. At the time of his death he had just completed a book entitled I Love You, I Think, Or I Would If I Knew What It Meant: 27 Chapters of Wit & Wisdom on Life, Laughter, and Love (www.whatifpublishing.com). He is survived by his wife Arlene Kaufmann, their children Richard and Susan Kaufmann, their daughter-in-law and two grandchildren.