New London, CT, Connecticut
New London - Sigmund Charles Stein, M.D., FAAP died at home, 13 Eldane Street, on Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2005, after a brief illness with lung cancer. He was 75.
Dr. Stein graduated from the University of Virginia and the University of Virginia School of Medicine in 1956. During his third year of medical school, he was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society on recognition of scholarship and future promise in the field of medicine and the Raven Society of the University of Virginia that honors Edgar Allan Poe.
Dr. Stein was a fellowship member of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
He served in the U.S. Navy for two years as pediatrician to the Submarine Service in New London. He practiced general pediatrics for nearly four decades in New London. He was Pediatric Staff Physician at Lawrence & Memorial Hospital having served as Chief of Pediatrics and for many years chairman of the Credential Committee.
From 1964 to 1996, Dr. Stein received an appointment to the Medical Staff of Yale-New Haven Hospital as Clinical Instructor in Pediatrics, School of Medicine. In 1980, he accepted a fellowship from Children's Hospital Medical Center at Harvard Medical School in the Adolescent Gynecology Clinic.
On his retirement from the practice of pediatrics in 1998, Dr. Stein was appointed to the Honorary Pediatric Staff of Yale University School of Medicine.
He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Letty Lee January Stein, his daughter, H. Cynthia Stein Therrien, his son-in-law, Philip Joseph Therrien, MD, his granddaughter, Jennifer January Therrien, and his dachshund, Bentley.
The family requests flowers to be omitted. Contributions in his memory may be made to Lawrence & Memorial Hospital, 365 Montauk Avenue, New London, CT 06320 for the benefit of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit or Hospice of Southeastern Connecticut, P.O. Box 902, Uncasville, CT 06382.
Family, friends, associates and patients are cordially invited to join his family at a Celebration of Life to be held at 10 a.m. this Saturday, Aug. 13, 2005 at Lawrence & Memorial Hospital, Walter V. Baker Auditorium, 365 Montauk Avenue, New London.
Byles Memorial Home, 99 Huntington Street, New London is assisting the family with the arrangements.
Dear Mrs. Stein and Family,
My entire family was saddened to hear of Dr. Stein's passing. He was a warm and wonderful man. Not only did he care for my 4 children, who loved him dearly, but he was my, and my sibling's, pediatrician as well. We remember how he would always end an exam with a kiss on the head!
Much love,
JoAnn Burnside and
Jake, Steven, Ryan and Caroline Zummo
JoAnn Burnside
August 13, 2005 | Stonington, CT
Dear Mrs. Stein and family,
I was saddened to hear of Dr. Stein's passing.Both of my children were given tender loving care by him and he immediately put new and inexperienced mothers at ease..
I do hope other young Doctors who worked with him took with them,his many qualities. He was one of a kind. You are in my thoughts.
Michelle O'Mara
Michelle O'Mara
August 12, 2005 | Waterbury Ct, CT
This man understood the meaning of human services. I was a teenage mom who had no clue of life not to mention how to raise children, but Dr. Stein always treated me and my children with the upmost respect. What a lost to the community.....Please know the Stein family will always be in my prayers.
God Bless you
Pauline Wilbur
August 12, 2005 | New Britain, CT
Dr. Stein was my pediatrician from 1962 until 1974, and he was like a father to me, and like a member of my family, to the rest of my family. I remember most, he would always pinch the fat on my tummy, and say to me"Lori Sue, we have to find a diet for you, because I am afraid you will grow up to be an overweight adult". Well he was so right. I grew up to be an obese adult, but he would be very proud of me now, as I have been losing weight steadily with the help of new weight loss medicine....
Lori Krieger
August 12, 2005 | Jacksonville, FL
My children are now 42 and 39. When the first was born, i was totally ignorant about babies in every way. Siggy helped me, patiently, humorously and generously through that time and from then onward until the kids were too big to fit in the chairs in the waiting room. I will never forget him and his love of children. Please accept my sincere condolences. Joan Silverman Middletown, CT
Joan Silverman
August 12, 2005 | Middletown, CT
Other than the day of his passing, the only blue day I ever had in my dealings with Dr. Stein was the day I turned 19, and was no longer able to call him "my" doctor. Always a character, and always in my thoughts, I will miss him.
Benjamin Greiner
August 12, 2005 | Mystic, CT
To the Family of Dr. Stein,
Dr. Stein was my pediatrician for years, and I will forever remember the wonderful demeanor he had and the warm smile he greeted all his patients with. He is the standard to which I hold my children's pediatrician to, though I doubt any doctor can ever measure up. So sorry for your loss, and God Bless you in this difficult time.
Lisa Faulkner-Lusker
August 12, 2005 | Frontenac, KS
To the Stein Family,
Doc. Stein was the kindest and most gentle person. He took care of my two sons; Brian (33) and Steven who passed at age 19. I know that he is with God in heaven kissing and hugging all the little babies that need him there. Please accept my condolences and prayers to get you through your loss.
Vivian Straub
August 12, 2005 | Salem, CT
Dr. Stein's Family,
My family and I were deeply saddened to hear of the passing of doctor Stein. He was the doctor of my 2 sisters and I. I hope we all remember what a great man he was.
Ashley Hayward
August 12, 2005 | Waterford, CT
