Rubin Jaffe

Dr. Rubin Jaffe, 85, of Pawlet, VT, formerly of Colchester, died Thursday, July 30, 2008 in Naples, FL. Born in Willimantic, he was the son of the late Rose and Abraham Jaffe. A graduate of the University of Connecticut and Illinois College of Optometry, he was also a US Army Air Corp veteran of World War II. Dr. Jaffe was a local and regional tennis competitor and was elected to the New England Division of the Tennis Hall of Fame, and was past president of New England Lawn Tennis Association. He was a former school board member in Portsmouth, NH. He leaves his wife Carol; a son: Dr. Andrew Jaffe and his wife Nancy of Bow, NH; two daughters: Elizabeth Jaffe and her husband Roy Cutler of Jericho, VT, and Anne Murray and her husband Brian of Mechanicsville, VA, and six grandchildren. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, August 3, 2008 at 12:00 Noon in the Sanctuary of Congregation Ahavath Achim, 84 Lebanon Ave., Colchester with Rabbi Kenneth Alter officiating. Interment will follow in the Ahavath Achim Cemetery, Colchester. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to a charity of the donor?s choice. Arrangements entrusted to Weinstein Mortuary, Hartford. For further information, directions, or to share memories of Rubin with his family, please visit online at www.weinsteinmortuary.com.