Irving James Buchbinder, 75 of Willimantic, CT, died at home surrounded by family on Wednesday, February 23, 2022. Son of the late Arthur K. and Harriet (Wein) Buchbinder, Irving was a beloved husband, father, physician, scholar, and community leader. He served as a medical corpsman in the US Navy and was honorably discharged. Irving practiced medicine as a podiatrist for 44 years, both in private practice in Windham, Mansfield, Putnam, and Norwich, at Community Health Services in Hartford, and on staff at Day Kimball Hospital in Putnam, Mount Sinai, and St. Francis surgery centers in Hartford. He was an organizer and founding president of a chapter of health professionals and paraprofessionals through the American Federation of Teachers Union in Hartford. He was the first Emergency Medical Services teacher at Windham High School, where his mother Harriet taught decades before. Irving volunteered as an EMT, emergency medical services instructor, and department physician at the Dayville Fire Company #63 in Killingly and regularly volunteered at a local soup kitchen. He loved reading, listening to audiobooks, skiing, flying kites on a windy day, and taking his wife Brenda on date nights for shared ice cream and a movie.
Irving is survived by his wife of 49 years, Brenda Liss Buchbinder and his three children Jeffrey Buchbinder and his wife Natasha Darius, Adam Buchbinder and his wife Carin Powell, and Shelley Buchbinder and her partner Andrew Drumm.
A graveside service was held on Thursday February 24th 2022, with Fire Department honors rendered by Dayville Fire Company. To leave a condolence for the family please visit www.potterfuneralhome.com
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