John STAMM

STAMM, John
John Stamm, Professor Emeritus of the State University of New York at Stony Brook, died at his home in West Hartford on August 22, 2013. He was 93. John Stamm was internationally recognized for pioneering research in neuropsychology with a specialty in the functions of the frontal cortex. His early research in this area was conducted at the Institute of Living in Hartford. In 1962 he was appointed a Professor of Psychology at Queens College and the City University of New York, and subsequently at SUNY Stony Brook, where he served as Chairman of the Psychology Department between 1983 and 1985. John Stephan Stamm was born on November 29, 1919 in Furth, Germany and immigrated to the United States in 1935. He was predeceased by his wife of 69 years, Beverly Jenness Stamm. John Stamm was introduced to Quakerism while in college in the 1940's and during the rest of his life remained a dedicated and active member of the Quaker meetings and Quaker organizations in the communities where he lived. Living out his Quaker faith, he contributed to numerous activities and initiatives to promote world peace and social justice. John Stamm will be greatly missed by his children, Liesa and Eric Stamm; his grandsons, Peter and Aaron Auerbach; and his great-grandchildren, Rebecca, Nicholas and Aidan Auerbach; as well by the Hartford Quaker community and his many friends and family around the world.
A Memorial Service will be held at the Hartford Monthly Meeting of Friends (Quakers) and donations in his memory can be made to the American Friends Service Committee.