Obituary of Chad Bloom

Chad Bloom died peacefully in his home Wednesday afternoon after a long fight with liver disease. He passed away in his wife’s arms and in the presence of two of his sons, Brett and Ben. Chad proudly served his country in the United States Air Force for twenty-three years and was most proud of his time spent with the 55th Special Operations Squadron stationed at Hurlburt Field, FL where he was a flight engineer aboard the MH60G/HH-60G Pave Hawk. After retirement from the Air Force, he and his family joined their longtime friends Ed and Becky Sally in Middle Tennessee. Chad is preceded in death by his father, James Bloom, and his mother, Joan Handy. He is survived by his wife, Laura (Chema) Bloom; his sons, Brett and Ben Bloom, Nicholas Brouillard of Montana and his daughters Brandi Bloom of Indiana and Brittni Bloom of New Mexico. He is also survived by two aunts, Nancy Griggs of Florida and Marena Kuratko of Michigan. He is preceeded in death and survived by an endless list of military brothers and sisters with whom he served either physically or in spirit. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to a Veterans charity of choice. Private family services. There will be no visitation at Murfreesboro Funeral Home.