David R. Kuppenheimer
When David R. Kuppenheimer died at 71, on May 16, 2022, we lost a loyal brother and friend, and our world became a little less kind, less thoughtful, less funny.
He was predeceased by his parents Selma (Hauser) Kuppenheimer and John Daniel Kuppenheimer, and his brother John D Kuppenheimer Jr. He is survived by his brother Robert B. Kuppenheimer and his wife Nancy of Corona Del Mar California, with whom he talked every day, and during his long courageous struggle with prostate cancer, often more.
David had a twenty-year career in mental health and human services and for many years ran a treatment program for incarcerated sexual offenders in the Massachusetts Department of Corrections. He graduated from Doherty High School in Worcester and received his Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from University of Massachusetts Amherst and a Master of Human Services Management from Brandeis University in 1981.
He was committed to social justice in his work and through his generous support of many institutions for victims of poverty and injustice. As a long-time Board member of Emerge, a non-profit agency providing treatment and education for abusers, in Cambridge, MA, and as a member of the Newton Human Rights Commission (2018-2022) he spoke out for social justice, gun control and against the death penalty. He was a member of the international multidisciplinary Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers since 1994.
David’s deepest connections were with a circle of friends; rounds of golf, trips to Fenway, an annual outing with a foursome, Thanksgiving gatherings, elegant Christmas dinners, and always concerts. The music of Springsteen, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, BB King and more. And food – he tracked all the new restaurants and was a wonderful cook. He was a member of many families. He was part of their lives, marriages, births, baptisms and birthdays, and a special godfather to one.
Celebration of life to be held Monday, August 8, 2022 at Gore Place, 52 Gore St., Waltham, MA.
Service at 12:30 pm followed by a BBQ luncheon- all are welcome.
Donations in memory of David may be made to Southern Poverty Law Center, www.splcenter.org or World Central Kitchen, www.wck.org.