A Quiet Tribute to Byron Bloomfield

by Dru Bloomfield on March 21, 2011

My father-in-law, Byron C. Bloomfield, passed away on Saturday, after breaking his hip about a month ago.  A good man.

I’ve written about him a couple of times, and I feel compelled to share again.

He met Dorothy in 2nd grade, and they were married 60-some years.

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A retired architect.

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He had vision, a critical eye, and built some incredibly unique and forward-looking homes, jumping into passive solar in the 70’s.

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He didn’t like to make a fuss about anything, especially himself.

So today, I pay him a quiet tribute.

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kerry melcher 03.21.11 at 11:57 am

thanks for sharing Dru. Rest in Peace Byron.

pat bloomfield milam 03.27.11 at 12:21 pm

Hi Dru – Nice comments about Uncle By – thanks for doing this. I talked to Aunt Dorothy and think she is doing well. I live in Tenn and have one son, Jamie who spent a day with Brian many years ago touring a building Brian was working on. My father was Uncle Byron’s brother. Enjoyed reading your tribute. pat

Dru Bloomfield 03.28.11 at 5:32 pm

Thank you, Kerry.

Hi Pat. It’s been a long time since we’ve connected. I think the last time was over dinner at a BBQ restaurant near the Pointe on 7th St. Matt was still really young!

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