Stuart From

Doctor Stuart B. From, Chief of Allergy and Immunology at Englewood Hospital and owner of his own practice Englewood Allergy Associates, both for almost thirty years, passed away on Thursday, January 5, 2023. He was 68.

Born and raised in Bronx, NY, he was currently a resident of Park Ridge.

Doctor From was predeceased by his parents David and Annette (Ravett) From. He was the loving father of Emma From and Molly From, both of Westwood; dear brother of Dr. Robert From of New York City; and dear uncle of Neal, Jeffrey and Daniela. He is also survived by his former wife Janet, many cousins, friends, colleagues and patients.

Dr. From was a child prodigy who skipped both the third and eighth grade and graduated from Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan in 1970 at the age of sixteen. After earning his B.A. in Physical and Biological Anthropology from Brooklyn College he attended the University of Colorado Boulder where he earned his B.S. in Science and Biology while becoming an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT). From there, Dr. From attended St. George’s University School of Medicine in Grenada. In 1979, while there, the Grenada Revolution took place and, as a consequence, Dr. From and his entire class were emergency evacuated and returned to the states. Shortly thereafter his whole class had the privilege of meeting President Ronald Reagan at the White House. Dr. From continued with his medical studies at New York Medical College where he received his M.D. After serving a medical internship at Montefiore Hospital in the Bronx he received a fellowship at New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. Eventually Dr. From landed his allergy practice in Englewood where he always went the extra mile for his patients.

Stu was a man with an endless appetite for living life to the fullest. He loved food – both enjoying a nice night out for dinner and staying home to cook. No one made better ribs than Stu. No one! He loved to go fishing, especially in Sheep’s Head Bay, down the shore at LBI and in the Florida Keys. He could also be found skiing on the slopes at Mount Snow in Vermont, in Boulder Colorado, in New York at Windham Mountain, in Chamonix France, Bormio Italy – the French and Italian Alps. Stu played tennis, went cycling and spinning and played paintball. When it was time to sit still, he loved a good game of Scrabble or Pictionary (although he hated losing which he did frequently), listening to jazz or rock music (he actually went to a Jimmy Hendricks concert one week before Jimmy died), and dabbling in photography. As a youngster he enjoyed summer camp with his friends and being a part of Glee Club.

Stu will always be appreciated for his dedication to his profession – especially his patients. His daughters Emma and Molly will remember buying cool ties and Green Polo cologne for him, and he will be remembered for his overuse of the words “knucklehead” (to those he loved or thought funny) and “marvelous” which he pronounced “maaaaavelous”.      

If you would like to reach out to Stu’s family with words of love and encouragement, you are invited to send a message to CelebrateStu@gmail.com.