[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 146 (Tuesday, September 4, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1192]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 HONORING THE LIFE OF MRS. RICKEY BLOOM

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                             HON. TED LIEU

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, September 4, 2018

  Mr. TED LIEU of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise to celebrate the life 
of Mrs. Rickey Bloom, who passed away on July 19, 2018 at the age of 
103. Rickey's long life saw her play an integral role supporting her 
family and helping her community.
  Born Ann Rickey Goldstein in Salem, Massachusetts in 1915 to Jewish 
immigrants from Eastern Europe, she graduated high school, trained as a 
bookkeeper, and completed multiple Elderhostel programs, which aim to 
provide older individuals with opportunities to travel in an 
educational setting. Rickey was a bookkeeper for her parents' grocery 
and deli, where she met her future husband, Aaron Bloom, who was 
employed there as a box boy. They married on April 30, 1945.
  Bookkeeping stayed an important part of Rickey's life; she was 
bookkeeper for the Law Offices of Richard Bloom in addition to 
bookkeeper and operator for Beth Jacob Congregation gift shop in 
Beverly Hills. Deeply involved in her community, Rickey was a long-time 
volunteer with her husband at Cedars Sinai Health Center. She also co-
founded with her husband ``Etta,'' a nonprofit that served people with 
intellectual and developmental disabilities and provided support for 
their families.
  Rickey is survived by her four children: Stuart, Bruce, Lydia, and 
Richard; 11 grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren. I hope that 
Rickey's family shares comfort in knowing that her contributions to our 
community will endure for years to come.

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