Earl Abram Zimmerman

In paying tribute to Earl, my cherished friend and academic luminary, I am reminded of how our friendship has grown and matured over the 50 years since we first met - at a NY Academy of Sciences meeting in Manhattan - to our most recent reunion, a birthday celebration with good friends in Montreal. A common research interest in neuroendocrinology brought us together and a shared love for good food and wine sustained many an evening with our late wives, Jody and Dianne, who together shared...

Dr Zimmerman was a wonderful man and a wonderful doctor. My deepest condolences.

My sincere condolences to those who survive Earl: David, Sarah, Will and Dana, and your spouses and children. I had the pleasure of meeting Earl not long before officiating at his wedding to Jody (with David in arms!), and he was immediately a good friend. I was overjoyed to see him last at Jody's memorial. I'm happy they're together again.

Thank you for including me in this sad notification of Earl's passing. The world has lost an extraordinary person. I knew him at an 8 week, church sponsored work camp in MO. He had just completed 11th grade but the man he was to become was already evident.

Earl was Chair of Neurology at Oregon Heatlh & Science University from 1985 until 2000. He was a transformational leader. He took a small department and created a much larger department with excellent faculty, clinical research and training programs. He was instrumental in the creation of the now nationally known Alzheimer and Dementia Research Center. On a personal note, Earl was critical to my career. He gave me my first academic position, provided me advice and guidance, supported me...

I have many fond memories of Earl while we were neighbors in Portland, Oregon. Truly a mensch, with huge kindness. The world will miss Earl.

Earl's wife Jody was a childhood friend and classmate of mine on Cape Cod, and I was fortunate enough to spend a lovely long weekend with Jody and Earl at their home near Albany several years ago. We dug up potatoes in their garden and made an amazing brunch only using produce they had grown. Earl was a delightful host and treated us like queens. After Jody's death, I stayed in touch with Earl every Christmas, as I knew what a devastating loss he had suffered. I also met David and Sarah...