Dr. David Lee Stamp

Dr. David Lee Stamp passed away at the age of 85 years of age. He fought a good fight with strength and grace and left this life with his daughter and son by his side in Hamilton, Montana on June 24th, 2022. David Lee Stamp was the son of Henry “Ted” Stamp and Evelyn (Judd) Stamp and he was the youngest child of four. He was born on July 21, 1936, in Clinton, Iowa. David grew up poor in a neighborhood along the Mississippi River called Frog Hollow. He enjoyed exploring the timbered bottoms, hunting ducks with his brothers and dad and has many fun-filled stories of his childhood. He always said, “I didn’t know I was poor until I went to college.”

He entered into the Reserves and Army in 1960 and then was honorably discharged in 1965. On February 23, 1963, David was united in marriage to Sandra Lee Maxwell and moved to Ames, Iowa, where he completed graduate school from Iowa State University earning a PhD in Agronomy. While at Iowa State, he met life-long friends and his ATO fraternity brothers. He went on to be a college professor at three Universities, Oregon State, Texas Tech and Iowa State before moving into the private sector where he started and ran his own seed corn company, Circle Seed Hybrids. He finished off his career working at Land-O-Lakes.

David and Sandra had five children: Elizabeth, Matthew, Mark, Sarah and Rebekah. They had eleven grandchildren: Nathan, Maxwell, Eva, Jacob, Hannah, Evan, Charlie, Harley, Luke, Katie and Andrew; whom they loved to spoil. He considered his children and grandchildren his greatest gift and achievement.

David, or Buddha, as his friends and family called him, led a full and rich life. He traveled the world for work and pleasure and he never met a stranger. He looked at each new travel and person he met as a new opportunity to learn and grow. He enjoyed everything life had to offer especially cooking ribs, writing poetry, telling stories and of course hunting ducks and geese. He was a very intelligent and positive person, and he loved everything about life. He loved the ups and downs. It was easy to see the passion in his tears anytime he had to say “good-bye”. Most of all David was an amazing father. He taught his children to always reach for the stars, take risks, dream and enjoy every moment in life. He had a saying that explained how he looked at life: “some people walk in the rain and others just get wet.” Our dad walked in the rain. He will continue to walk in the rain everytime we think about the wonderful memories we have of Buddah, everytime we see a flock of geese or ducks flying overhead, everytime we see a sunrise or sunset, everytime we enjoy a German breakfast for dinner and the list goes on.

The family will receive friends on Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022 from 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM (CT) at Pauley Jones & Pfannebecker Funeral Home 1425 Broadway, Denison, IA 51442.  Mass of Christian Burial will take place August 10th at 11:00 AM (CT) at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, 916 2nd Ave S. Denison, IA 51442

As our dad once wrote in a poem: I Ain’t Gonna Die - Just Gonna Quit Being there Now that makes me feel better

We Love You Dad!