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Dr Robert Franklin Bloom

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Dr Robert Franklin Bloom Veteran

Birth
Hammond, Lake County, Indiana, USA
Death
14 Apr 2021 (aged 74)
Greenville, Hunt County, Texas, USA
Burial
Allen, Collin County, Texas, USA GPS-Latitude: 33.1412472, Longitude: -96.6562722
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Funeral Services for Dr. Robert Franklin Bloom, age 74, of Randolph, Texas will be held at 10:00 a.m. Sunday, April 18, 2021 at Wise Funeral Home Chapel. Pastor Brian Lackey will officiate. Burial will follow at Ridgeview Memorial Park in Allen, Texas. Robert passed away Wednesday afternoon, April 14, 2021 at Hunt Regional Medical Center in Greenville, Texas.

Robert was born on February 12, 1947 in Hammond, Indiana, the son of Helmer Bloom and Martha Vandiver Bloom. He grew up in Chesteron, Indiana. In high school he participated in sports, earning the title of Captain of the Football Team and Track Team. Robert was a member of the National Honor Society as well. Robert attended West Point in 1965. He served in the United States Navy Reserve during Desert Storm, and was stationed in various Naval Hospitals and in the field with the United States Marine Corps. He retired as a Navy Captain after 23 years. He attended the University of Indiana in Bloomington, Indiana where he majored in Chemistry and Spanish. Robert received his medical degree from Loyola University at Chicago Stritch School of Medicine in 1973. Following his internship, he accepted a position as a Resident in Dermatology at Cook County Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. He later successfully completed a one-year fellowship with Dr. Frederic E. Mohs at the University of Wisconsin. Robert was a Fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology, American College of Mohs Surgery, and the Society for Dermatological Surgery. In addition, he was an Associate Professor at the University of Miami and Clinical Professor of Dermatology at Texas Tech University. Robert's current passion was his practice Bloom Dermatology. Over the course of his career, Robert had treated over 100,000 skin cancers and performed hundreds of thousands of surgical procedures. He was greatly loved by all his patients.

Robert married Jacquie Ann Allen on May 5, 1998. They were married for 23 years prior to his passing. He enjoyed cattle ranching, hunting, water sports, traveling, aviation and spending time with his wife Jacquie and their six children. Robert will be greatly missed.

He is preceded in death by his parents, brother, Jimmy Bloom and sister, Dorothy Fendon.

Robert is survived by his wife, Jacquie Bloom of Randolph, Texas; sons, Robert H. Bloom of Houston, Texas, John R. Bloom and wife Suleika of Dallas, Texas, and Michael Bloom and wife Tona of Lubbock, Texas; daughters, Marjorie Cazzonelli and husband Christopher of Australia, Courtney Martin and husband Michael of Grapevine, Texas, and Rachyl Camfield and husband Ryan of Lubbock, Texas; brother, John Thomas Bloom of Ft. Myers, Florida; grandchildren, Amelia Lowrie, Torin Cazzonelli, Robert Cazzonelli, Carys Cazzonelli, John Michael Bloom, Luke Bloom, Ana Bloom, Boone Martin, and Hagen Martin; numerous, nephews, extended family, and a host of friends.

Pallbearers will be Johnathan Burpo, Robert Wilson, William Mast, Jerry Allen, Kenny Kernell, and Martin Montan
Funeral Services for Dr. Robert Franklin Bloom, age 74, of Randolph, Texas will be held at 10:00 a.m. Sunday, April 18, 2021 at Wise Funeral Home Chapel. Pastor Brian Lackey will officiate. Burial will follow at Ridgeview Memorial Park in Allen, Texas. Robert passed away Wednesday afternoon, April 14, 2021 at Hunt Regional Medical Center in Greenville, Texas.

Robert was born on February 12, 1947 in Hammond, Indiana, the son of Helmer Bloom and Martha Vandiver Bloom. He grew up in Chesteron, Indiana. In high school he participated in sports, earning the title of Captain of the Football Team and Track Team. Robert was a member of the National Honor Society as well. Robert attended West Point in 1965. He served in the United States Navy Reserve during Desert Storm, and was stationed in various Naval Hospitals and in the field with the United States Marine Corps. He retired as a Navy Captain after 23 years. He attended the University of Indiana in Bloomington, Indiana where he majored in Chemistry and Spanish. Robert received his medical degree from Loyola University at Chicago Stritch School of Medicine in 1973. Following his internship, he accepted a position as a Resident in Dermatology at Cook County Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. He later successfully completed a one-year fellowship with Dr. Frederic E. Mohs at the University of Wisconsin. Robert was a Fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology, American College of Mohs Surgery, and the Society for Dermatological Surgery. In addition, he was an Associate Professor at the University of Miami and Clinical Professor of Dermatology at Texas Tech University. Robert's current passion was his practice Bloom Dermatology. Over the course of his career, Robert had treated over 100,000 skin cancers and performed hundreds of thousands of surgical procedures. He was greatly loved by all his patients.

Robert married Jacquie Ann Allen on May 5, 1998. They were married for 23 years prior to his passing. He enjoyed cattle ranching, hunting, water sports, traveling, aviation and spending time with his wife Jacquie and their six children. Robert will be greatly missed.

He is preceded in death by his parents, brother, Jimmy Bloom and sister, Dorothy Fendon.

Robert is survived by his wife, Jacquie Bloom of Randolph, Texas; sons, Robert H. Bloom of Houston, Texas, John R. Bloom and wife Suleika of Dallas, Texas, and Michael Bloom and wife Tona of Lubbock, Texas; daughters, Marjorie Cazzonelli and husband Christopher of Australia, Courtney Martin and husband Michael of Grapevine, Texas, and Rachyl Camfield and husband Ryan of Lubbock, Texas; brother, John Thomas Bloom of Ft. Myers, Florida; grandchildren, Amelia Lowrie, Torin Cazzonelli, Robert Cazzonelli, Carys Cazzonelli, John Michael Bloom, Luke Bloom, Ana Bloom, Boone Martin, and Hagen Martin; numerous, nephews, extended family, and a host of friends.

Pallbearers will be Johnathan Burpo, Robert Wilson, William Mast, Jerry Allen, Kenny Kernell, and Martin Montan


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