Condolences to the Family of Herbert Ferrin Bloom
My brother Jeff,
My heart goes out to you. Your Dad was truly one of a kind. He was a blessing in our lives. Fortunately, his spirit will live on for all eternity. Herb was very proud of you. I often told him how you would get me out of various computer jams and he would smile. If memory serves me, you got him out of the same kind of jams. He is now at peace. For that, we must be thankful. Please don’t hesitate to give me a call. I am praying for you and your family. I thank God for sharing Herb with all of us. He can now smile forever. I send this note with a big hug and my deepest sympathy, Donald
Dear Jeff:
Hello all,
It is with a heavy heart that I must inform you that Herb Bloom passed away this
morning. Herb joined our club on April 1st, 1940 and served as president of our
club 1963-1964.
A memorial service will be held on Thursday morning at 9 am in the chapel of
Evergreen Mortuary and Cemetery. It is located at 3015 N. Oracle Road. There
will be a reception to celebrate his life at 4 pm on Thursday at Skyline Country
Club. It is located at 5200 E. Saint Andrews Drive.
We are very fortunate to have his son Jeff as a member of our club to keep up
the great Bloom tradition.
Barbara
Dearest Jeff,
I want you to know our thoughts and prayers are with you tonight. I always
figured Uncle Herb would live forever, or at least hit the century mark like
Uncle Art Ferrin. I've got a digital photo of Uncle Herb with my mom dated
December 2004 which I'm looking at right now. Gosh he looked great at 90.
I am trying to figure a way to transfer my assignments this week to other people
so that I could travel west. It is pretty difficult to make last minute
arrangements because a number of people are involved. I have to work around
Elizabeth's schedule also. I will let mom know if I work it out.
Your dad was great. I loved his enthusiasm for life, his jokes, his hot chili
peppers, and his sensitivity. He used to send me funny e- mails, from time to
time, and interesting digital photos. And great jokes.
God Bless Herb. He is going to be sorely missed. I hope your personal pain is
reduced by knowing how much he was loved by so many.
Elizabeth and I are so sad for your loss.
With sincere appreciation,
Ralph
My good friend,
I hope that you are able to get some rest tonight. A few facts about Herb’s
membership in Rotary: joined 4/1/40, sponsor – Grandpa Dave Bloom, one of the
finest Presidents that we ever had 1963-64, achieved more than 50 years perfect
attendance, truly a great citizen. He set the mark pretty high for you and me!
Donald
Jeff.................. sorry to learn of your Dads passing, all the best to
you and your family.
Ira
Dude, I am so sorry to learn about your dad’s death. I am also disappointed I
did not visit him as we discussed. Wow, what a life. You and I should be so
lucky. I know it is tough but guys like your dad living to be in their 90s is a
special thing. Mine passed away at 71 and well, that is young today.
I always will remember selling his clunker of a property down on 40th street. He
was such a card to work with and I used to have to join him in a martini or two
at the house mostly to keep him company I think.
I also as you probably know, made it standard practice to give him a raffle
ticket to see the big smile. We also have birthdays fairly close to each other
and I remember one of my first years having martinis before lunch. I was pretty
goofy.
I will be unable to attend the services as I am out of town with Irvin this week
beginning tomorrow. I will be thinking of Herb and toasting to a great Tucsonan.
Best regards,
Dave
Jeff the staff at Cholla all whish to send their condolences to you and your family over the loss of your dad. He was a great guy and I liked him very much. We will keep you and your family in our prayers. I will see you at the services. K C and Cholla Peds
Jeff,
I am so sorry to hear that. I had a premonition that happened after I sent the
email.
Please accept our condolences on his passing to you and the family.
annie
Hey Jeff,
I was very sorry to hear about your dad passing. But, I am thankful that my wife
and I had a chance to spend some time with him in Tucson briefly at the
beginning of the year. It had been years since I had seen your dad.
You and your family are in my prayers and I hope you can remember the good times
you had with him. God Bless....Zachary
Dear Jeff,
I was so surprised and saddened by this news about your Dad. I am so very sorry.
Please accept my deepest condolences to you and all the Bloom family. I can only
say it was a privilege meeting Herb and getting to know him. I am thrilled that
the 2 family reunions made it possible. What wonderful memories. Especially in
St. Louis. He was amazing, funny and so full of life. And that fabulous,
although impish, smile! The photo below captures his smile.
Please know that we are all thinking of you at this time as we are thinking of
Herb.
I'll be in touch soon,
Diane
Diane Elefson
Hi Jeff,
I’m glad you’re hanging in there. WOW what a wonderful tribute to your dad. Did
you do all that yourself? I could see a resemblance between the two of you. You
know something really odd? When I saw the pictures of him, I think I must have
seen him before, because he really looked familiar. I guess I could have been
recognizing him from “many moons ago” back @ El Con. There used to be a little
stuffed bull made of leather that the store used to use every now & then as part
of the display they would set up in the glass & wood façade that faced in
towards the mall. One day, I got the cajones to go in & ask if they wanted to
sell it, & I’m pretty sure that it was him that I spoke with. I think he got a
big kick out of this little Mexican kid that wanted to buy part of the display,
rather than a suit or a piece of clothing, because he had the biggest grin on
his face & kept chuckling as he asked “Why in the world would you want to buy a
little stuffed bull.”. Of course he wasn’t interested in selling the bull, but
he was really nice about it, & I felt it was kind of him not to get upset w/ me.
Well, I better get going. I still have a lot of homework & studying to do, & I
have early mourning clinicals tomorrow. I’ll be sure to keep you & your family
in my prayers as you guys go through this tough time.
Sincerely,
DAVID.