John Shamo

Former longtime Grosse Pointe resident Hon. Judge M. John Shamo passed away Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, in United Hospital, St. Paul, Minn., after a long illness. He was 82. Judge Shamo was born March 31, 1934, in Detroit. He graduated from Eastern High School in Detroit in 1951. After a brief stint in the U.S. Army, he went on to study law at the University of Detroit, graduating with a Juris Doctor degree in 1965. He practiced civil and criminal law for 10 years before being appointed a Detroit Traffic Court referee. The Michigan Supreme Court later appointed Judge Shamo permanent presiding judge of Traffic Court. He was elected to the Detroit Recorder's Court as a criminal division judge in September 1981. Judge Shamo was a member of the American Judges Association, John Smith Old Timers, Detroit Crisis Club and Grosse Pointe Crisis Club. He retired in 1997 and did visiting judge work and mediation for about 15 years in Wayne and Macomb counties. He is survived by his wife, Carol Shamo; stepdaughter, Susan Barbieri (Peter Crocker) and granddaughter, Lily-Anna Crocker; stepson, Paul Barbieri (Victoria); sisters, Amelia and Virginia of Grosse Pointe Woods, and many nieces and nephews. He will be deeply missed by his family, friends and the lawyers he mentored over the years. A memorial service will be held in Michigan at a later date. Donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 225 N. Michigan Ave., Floor 17, Chicago, IL 60601 or at alz.org.

Funeral Home:

A. H. Peters Funeral Home of Grosse Pointe

20705 Mack Avenue

Grosse Pointe Woods, MI

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