Ed Bloom passed away peacefully at the Royal Jubilee Hospital, with his loving spouse Pagone Praparattanapan at his side, after a lengthy struggle with kidney failure. He is survived by his brother, former wife, daughter and two grandchildren.
Born in Sheffield, England, he then moved to British Columbia where he was educated at U.B.C. and became a teacher. A man of the world, Ed travelled and worked in Malta, Bermuda, Peru, South America, Mexico and South EastAsia. His favourite destination, however, was Thailand, where in 1997, he met Pagone. Together, they returned to Victoria, BC in 2004 and were married. His many joys included Victoria’s beautiful waterfront, opera, reading, photography, gardening, travelling, and above all, energetic conversations and good times with his close circle of friends. He never failed to remind everybody how lucky he was having Pagone in his life.
Sincere thanks are extended to the amazing staff at Royal Jubilee’s Home Dialysis Clinic for all the care they provided throughout his illness.
A Celebration of Life will be held at a future date.
Condolences may be offered to the family below.
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We have known Ed for some 30 years. Although we did not see him often we always enjoyed our meetings. Ed was always upbeat, humorous and well versed in many topics. Our condolences to Ed’s partner Pagone and family.
Bill Sutherland & Rob Wylie.
Pagone and Ed’s family
My sincere sympathy on your loss. He was a fine talented loving man.
Sincerely
Chuck Gorrie
Pagan,
We are very sorry to hear the news of Ed’s passing. He was a wonderful human being. He was always so full of life and had such interesting stories to tell. You are in our hearts and prayers. We will look forward to visiting with you in person on our next trip to Victoria.
Regards,
Darcy and Bill
The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart. pls accept my condolences
My heartfelt condolences to Ed’s love ones. He will be sadly missed.
Dear Pagone, may peace and comfort find you during this difficult time. Ed is gone from our sight, but never in our hearts, as someone so special as Ed can never be forgotten. Hugs always, Kelly and Ted.
Dar Pagone,
My deepest condolences to you and Ed’s family.
Deepest condolences and sympathies to you, Pagone, and to the rest of Ed’s family, for your loss. We remember Ed with great fondness.
Most sincere condolences to Pagone and family for such a huge loss. Conrad and myself, we have been very fond of this exceptional man from the day we met, many years ago.
Ed, you will be missed forever and will never be forgotten.
Dear Pagone, My heart felt condolences on the loss of your loving husband Ed.
Warm regards,
Chantelle