[real-eyes] Re: ribute of Chip Bloach on KC Star
- From: "Duyahn Walker" <themusicman1@xxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2011 13:56:59 -0500
Thanks Brandy. i appreciate that.
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From: "Brandie Young" <deaftaz@xxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2011 8:39 AM
Subject: [real-eyes] ribute of Chip Bloach on KC Star
> Ok, I made copy for you instead of KC Star's website here you go:
>
> Who: Wheadon “Chip” Bloch, 54, of Kansas City.
>
> When and how he died: Aug. 31 as the result of a traffic accident.
>
> Kid lover: Though Chip never had children, he enjoyed interacting with
> them, said his wife, Sherri Bloch.
>
> “He loved to be silly and play with kids, to see them smile and make
> them feel good,” she said. “He was very playful himself.”
>
> Chip worked with children at Second Presbyterian Church, where he and
> Sherri worshipped. He taught vacation Bible school and was a regular
> participant in the church’s “Journey to Bethlehem,” a pageant for
> children about Jesus.
>
> “He was one of the Three Wise Men — he referred to them as the Three
> Wise Guys — for several years and he loved that,” Sherri said.
>
> When Chip married Sherri 11 years ago, he became a stepfather to her
> daughter, Tiffany. Sherri said the two got along well. Tiffany often
> would call Chip for advice or just to talk.
>
> Sports and parks: A Kansas City native, Chip graduated from Southwest
> High School, where he played clarinet in the band and orchestra.
> Later, while attending the University of Missouri-Kansas City, he was
> manager of the men’s basketball team. Chip was a loyal fan of the
> University of Missouri, the Royals and the Chiefs.
>
> “He always kept the faith with his teams,” Sherri said. “He referred
> to the Royals and the UMKC Roos as ‘his boys.’”
>
> Sherri is a University of Kansas fan, so when both MU and KU were on
> television, the two watched in separate rooms.
>
> “And if KU played MU, it was ugly,” she said with a laugh.
>
> Chip loved his dogs, miniature schnauzers Fletcher and Gabby Lou, and
> called them “the kids,” Sherri said. The dogs even were an important
> consideration when buying a recliner.
>
> “It had to be long enough to fit Chip and wide enough to fit him and
> Gabby,” Sherri said.
>
> Battling adversity: After a fire burned Chip out of his first
> apartment, “he kept a smoke-stained phone from the apartment because
> it gave him a chuckle,” said his brother, Jeff Bloch.
>
> Chip worked as a chemist at the C.J. Patterson Co. until a detached
> retina impaired his vision. He went through rehabilitation at the
> Alphapointe Association for the Blind. Chip stayed on at the agency
> when he met Sherri.
>
> “I was not subtly chasing him,” Sherri said.
>
> With partial eyesight, Chip no longer drove, so Sherri would take him
> home.
>
> “He thought I was just being nice to the blind guy, (but) when someone
> else offered him a ride home, I stepped in between them and said, ‘He
> has a ride. Thank you very much.’”
>
> Before they officially began dating in 1998, Chip told Sherri she had
> to answer a list of questions, including what kind of pizza she liked
> and how she hung the toilet paper on the spindle. Sherri passed, and
> they married in 2000.
>
> “Sherri reawakened his life and gave him the best years of his life,” Jeff
> said.
>
> Chip taught at Metropolitan Community College and tutored students at
> Alphapointe, helping them earn their general equivalency diplomas.
>
> A nature lover, Chip toured a number of national parks before marrying
> Sherri.
>
> “We had a goal to try to visit as many national parks as possible
> before Chip lost more of his vision,” Sherri said.
>
> Survivors include: His wife, his father and brother, a stepdaughter, a
> mother-in-law, a brother-in-law, and several nieces and nephews.
>
> Final thoughts: Sherri said Chip would be remembered for his outgoing
> personality.
>
> “He would talk to anybody,” she said. “He saw the humor in many
> situations, using his puns and bad jokes.”
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