[real-eyes] Re: ribute of Chip Bloach on KC Star
- From: Brandie Young <deaftaz@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: real-eyes <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2011 14:01:31 -0500
your welcome
On 9/17/11, Duyahn Walker <themusicman1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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
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>> Ok, I made copy for you instead of KC Star's website here you go:
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>> 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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