Betty and Daniel Bloomfield Fund
Charles "Chuck" Bloomfield, San Fernando Valley community
and business leader, passed away on March 1, 2004, at home, of
pancreatic cancer. The Betty and Daniel Bloomfield Fund, named
for his parents, honors their memory as well as his.
He was born Charles Bloomfield in Chicago on June 15, 1943.
After earning a business degree from the University of Miami,
Chuck returned to Chicago and became a stockbroker. He had a
talent for financial matters and became a full member on the
Chicago Board of Trade in 1972.
He took great pride in his work on the Board, remaining active
in the exchange throughout his illness.
Chuck was a private man who nevertheless took a keen interest
in the welfare of others, particularly the disadvantaged. He
served on many commissions and committees, contributing his
ideas on health care, taxation, transportation, and, especially,
fairness. He was an arbitration judge for the New York Stock
Exchange and a mediator for the Los Angeles County courts. For
Chuck, it was about helping people.
Chuck loved to collect, especially good friends, clocks, mineral
and rock specimens, sculpture, art and cars. He especially enjoyed
serving as a judge at many car shows.
He played the guitar, loved to play show tunes on the piano,
listen to blues and rock and roll. His interests were many;
he was active in Toastmasters and even took a stand-up comedy
class.
When Chuck established this fund, he wrote: Since Betty and
Daniel Bloomfield were the role models and inspiration for anything
positive that I might have accomplished in my life, this fund
is a tribute to them and an ongiong continuation of their good
works.
The Betty and Daniel Bloomfield Fund will support individuals
involved with the Cato
Institute and the Ayn
Rand Institute, and will provide music scholarhips to the Juilliard
School. Contributions to the fund can be made with the secure
form above.
Chuck Bloomfield will live in the hearts of his family and
friends, and his spirit will continue to shine in the improvements
he made in our quality of life and that of future generations.
Contributions to the California Community Foundation represent irrevocable gifts subject to the legal and fiduciary control of the foundation's Board of Directors.
Click here to make a secure contribution to this fund now.
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