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Buffett’s farewell letter includes his account of fingerprinting nuns when he was eight

Ellsworth Toohey
Nov 11, 2025
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Warren Buffett (Mijansk786 / Shutterstock.com)

Warren Buffett has just delivered his final shareholder letter, which includes his account of the time he fingerprinted nuns as an eight-year-old.

During a 1938 appendectomy at Omaha’s St. Catherine’s Hospital, young Warren received a professional fingerprinting kit from his Aunt Edie. His theory? “Someday a …

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