EARL ROSENBLOOM

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EARL ROSENBLOOM August 7, 1948 - November 23, 2014 It breaks my heart to announce the death of my husband, Earl, after a long battle with bladder cancer. Throughout his ordeal, he remained positive, cheerful and often very funny. He loved and cared for me with every fiber of his being. He was a devoted husband and a loving dad to our cat, Bangkok. He was my best friend, my greatest supporter and my champion. He was a kind hearted guy, humble, generous with a beautiful, brilliant mind. I will love him and miss him terribly every day for the rest of my life. He leaves behind Aunt Ester and cousins in Winnipeg, Toronto, USA and Israel, and also in-laws, nieces and nephews in Malaysia and Australia. I am thankful and grateful to our family and friends for your incredible support, especially during the last months of Earl's life. Your visits, calls, books, magazines, and flowers cheered us up. We couldn't have gotten through some of the most difficult days then and now without the assistance of our cousin, Cynthia Brick who, despite her own health and family concerns, went above and beyond the call of duty to take care of our needs and be there for us at all times. She lives up to her name! Thanks, too, to our friends Ricki Feder, Myron Selby, Norm Goertzen, Fran Ferguson and Pat and Michael Murphy for their assistance. Thanks to Lisa and Marsha Brick for visiting us many times with delicious meals from Ira's Deli. Thanks to my sister, Gek, who flew all the way out from Australia to be with us for one month in October. My sincere thanks and appreciation to Dr. Garcia, Dr. Wong, and the kind, caring and compassionate staff of the Palliative Care Wing at Riverview Health Centre and to our GP, Dr. Lori Lach for her incredible kindness and compassion throughout our difficult journey. Earl was interred at Waverley Memorial Gardens on Wednesday, November 26, 2014 at 1:30 p.m. A reception to celebrate his life was held at Thomson "In the Park" following burial. Pallbearers were Norm Goertzen, Myron Selby, Charles Tax, Sarath Abeysekara, Eugene Kaluzniacky, Stuart and Ira Brick. Honorary pallbearers were Bill Notz and John Atwell. After he was diagnosed with cancer, Earl wrote his own obituary. I was born in 1948 in Winnipeg. I died on November 23, 2014. I was predeceased by my father and mother Isadore and Rose Rosenbloom. I am survived by my wife Choo Choo. I was an academic. I had a B.Sc (honours) in Mathematics, M.Sc in Mathematics, M.Sc in Statistics from the University of Manitoba and a Ph.D. in Combinatorics and Optimization from the University of Waterloo. I worked for the Canadian Defence Research Board, the University of Lethbridge, the University of Alberta and the University of Manitoba. I was a professor of Management Science at the Asper School of Business from 1980 to 2006. This was a very rewarding period in my life. I had wonderful students and outstanding colleagues. In 1999 I won the Associates teaching award at the Asper School. I won the best research paper award three times at the ASAC conferences. I was able to publish my research in a number of important journals. My favourite hobby was chess. I was Manitoba Junior Champion in 1966 and Manitoba Open Champion in 1977. I also came in second in the 1976 Ontario Open. The most fun I had in chess was playing my uncle Joe Dreman. My Uncle Joe was an excellent player. Uncle Joe and I played thousands of games between 1963 and his death in 2000. My Uncle Joe was the wisest man I ever met and I learned a great deal from him. I have been very lucky in life. I was incredibly lucky when I met Choo Choo in 1999. Choo Choo and I have been married since 2000. My years with Choo Choo were by far the happiest period of my life. She was a wonderful wife and we had a good life. We had a lot fun being the voice of Canada Geese and running the website LoveCanadaGeese.com. However, I was unlucky when I came down with bladder cancer in 2006. Bladder cancer is usually associated with smoking or working with chemicals. I was never a smoker nor did I work in the chemical industry. Bladder cancer is the fourth most common cancer among men. However, in my opinion there has been very little research done on this disease and almost no progress in treating this disease in the last 50 years. Flowers gratefully declined. If you wish you may make a donation to Combined Jewish Appeal or Bladder Cancer Canada.
Publish Date: Nov 29, 2014

EARL ROSENBLOOM August 7, 1948 - November 23, 2014 It breaks my heart to announce the death of my husband, Earl, after a long battle with bladder cancer. Throughout his ordeal, he remained positive, cheerful and often very funny. He loved and cared for me with every fiber of his being. He was a devoted husband and a loving dad to our cat, Bangkok. He was my best friend, my greatest supporter and my champion. He was a kind hearted guy, humble, generous with a beautiful, brilliant mind. I will love him and miss him terribly every day for the rest of my life. He leaves behind Aunt Ester and cousins in Winnipeg, Toronto, USA and Israel, and also in-laws, nieces and nephews in Malaysia and Australia. I am thankful and grateful to our family and friends for your incredible support, especially during the last months of Earl's life. Your visits, calls, books, magazines, and flowers cheered us up. We couldn't have gotten through some of the most difficult days then and now without the assistance of our cousin, Cynthia Brick who, despite her own health and family concerns, went above and beyond the call of duty to take care of our needs and be there for us at all times. She lives up to her name! Thanks, too, to our friends Ricki Feder, Myron Selby, Norm Goertzen, Fran Ferguson and Pat and Michael Murphy for their assistance. Thanks to Lisa and Marsha Brick for visiting us many times with delicious meals from Ira's Deli. Thanks to my sister, Gek, who flew all the way out from Australia to be with us for one month in October. My sincere thanks and appreciation to Dr. Garcia, Dr. Wong, and the kind, caring and compassionate staff of the Palliative Care Wing at Riverview Health Centre and to our GP, Dr. Lori Lach for her incredible kindness and compassion throughout our difficult journey. Earl will be interred at Waverley Memorial Gardens on Wednesday, November 26, 2014 at 1:30 p.m. A reception to celebrate his life will be held at Thomson "In the Park" following burial. Pallbearers are Norm Goertzen, Myron Selby, Charles Tax, Sarath Abeysekara, Eugene Kaluzniacky, Stuart and Ira Brick. Honorary pallbearers are Bill Notz and John Atwell. After he was diagnosed with cancer, Earl wrote his own obituary. I was born in 1948 in Winnipeg. I died on November 23, 2014. I was predeceased by my father and mother Isadore and Rose Rosenbloom. I am survived by my wife Choo Choo. I was an academic. I had a B.Sc (honours) in Mathematics, M.Sc in Mathematics, M.Sc in Statistics from the University of Manitoba and a Ph.D. in Combinatorics and Optimization from the University of Waterloo. I worked for the Canadian Defence Research Board, the University of Lethbridge, the University of Alberta and the University of Manitoba. I was a professor of Management Science at the Asper School of Business from 1980 to 2006. This was a very rewarding period in my life. I had wonderful students and outstanding colleagues. In 1999 I won the Associates teaching award at the Asper School. I won the best research paper award three times at the ASAC conferences. I was able to publish my research in a number of important journals. My favourite hobby was chess. I was Manitoba Junior Champion in 1966 and Manitoba Open Champion in 1977. I also came in second in the 1976 Ontario Open. The most fun I had in chess was playing my uncle Joe Dreman. My Uncle Joe was an excellent player. Uncle Joe and I played thousands of games between 1963 and his death in 2000. My Uncle Joe was the wisest man I ever met and I learned a great deal from him. I have been very lucky in life. I was incredibly lucky when I met Choo Choo in 1999. Choo Choo and I have been married since 2000. My years with Choo Choo were by far the happiest period of my life. She was a wonderful wife and we had a good life. We had a lot fun being the voice of Canada Geese and running the website LoveCanadaGeese.com. However, I was unlucky when I came down with bladder cancer in 2006. Bladder cancer is usually associated with smoking or working with chemicals. I was never a smoker nor did I work in the chemical industry. Bladder cancer is the fourth most common cancer among men. However, in my opinion there has been very little research done on this disease and almost no progress in treating this disease in the last 50 years. Flowers gratefully declined. If you wish you may make a donation to Combined Jewish Appeal or Bladder Cancer Canada.
Publish Date: Nov 26, 2014

EARL ROSENBLOOM August 7, 1948 - November 23, 2014 Earl will be interred at Waverley Memorial Gardens on Wednesday, November 26, 2014 at 1:30 p.m. A reception to celebrate his life will be held at Thomson "In the Park" following burial. Longer obituary to follow in Wednesday's paper.
Publish Date: Nov 25, 2014
Publish Date: Nov 26, 2014

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Nov 29, 2014