Caitlyn Kaufman biography: 13 things about Nashville, Tennessee nurse

Caitlyn Marie Onufrak Kaufman was an American nurse, swimmer and diver originally from Pennsylvania, United States. She served as a medical staff member for several sports events including the Clarion Open Wrestling Tournament and the Tony Banner Volleyball Tournament. 

Who was Caitlyn Kaufman?

Originally from Chicora, Pennsylvania, USA, Kaufman attended Butler Senior High School in Butler, Pennsylvania. She lived in Lebanon, Tennessee, USA while working as a nurse in Nashville, Tennessee.

Kaufman had a dog named Zeus. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. She was born in Butler to Ricky A. Kaufman and Diana L. Onufrak Kaufman‘s daughter.
2. She is Tyler Kaufman‘s sister. John Onufrak and Mary Onufrak are their maternal grandparents.
3. From May 2011 to August 2012, she worked as a lifeguard at the Forest Heights Apartments in Butler.
4. From May 2011 to September 2013, she worked as a cashier and cook at Gino’s Dairy Stand in Chicora.
5. In May 2012, she graduated from Butler High School in Butler.
6. From August 2012 to May 2016, she attended California University of Pennsylvania in California, Pennsylvania where she earned her bachelor’s degree in athletic training and Clarion University of Pennsylvania in Clarion, Pennsylvania where she earned her bachelor’s degree in liberal studies.
7. In October 2013, she obtained her cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillator certification and her emergency medical responder license. The former and the latter expired in October 2015 and in January 2017, respectively.
8. From May 2014 to August 2014, she worked as a summer help at Ak Steel Butler Works in Butler.
9. In May 2018, she graduated from the Butler County Community College in Butler with a bachelor’s degree in nursing. She told New Castle News that the pinning ceremony is “a very special night for nurses” and missing it is “very sad.”
10. On December 31, 2018, she started working as a medical intensive care unit (MICU) nurse at Saint Thomas West Hospital in Nashville.
11. On May 12, 2019, she turned 26.
12. On December 3, 2020, Devaunte Lewis Hill fatally shot her while she was inside her car on Interstate 440 in Nashville. On December 11, 2020, he was arrested.
13. She and Hill did not know each other. He was found guilty of second-degree murder on January 31, 2023 and sentenced to 25 years in jail on March 29, 2023.