Susan Joanna Bloehm

Susan Bloehm, age 43, of New York City and a native of Ft. Pierce, died January 25, 2008 in New York City. Susan attended St. Anastasia and graduated from John Carroll High School with honors. She was active in the marching band, playing the flute as well as the jazz band in which she played the saxophone.Susan was a magna cum laude graduate from the University of Florida with a B.S.B.A. in computer science. She was awarded the “Outstanding Student Scholar of the Year” award by the College of Business Administration. She played saxophone in the Gator Marching Band and also sang in the choral group at the university. Upon graduation she fulfilled her lifelong dream of moving to New York City where she worked for Arthur Andersen Consulting Firm. After several years she accepted a position with The Federal Reserve Bank of New York where she held a senior position with the Contingency and Change Management Staff with the NADCO function. Her supervisor referred to her as The Star — a term substantiated by her annual reviews, not only for the excellence of her work, but the respect and value her customers and co-workers placed upon her. The excellence of her work was acknowledged in writing by the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. She received a Presidential Award for her outstanding work in the Y2K transaction. She loved her work and the people she worked with, all who contributed to “her family away from home” and who helped to make a lifelong dream come true in moving to the “Big Apple.” Susan owned an apartment just a block from Central Park in Manhattan’s cultural Upper West Side. The Dakota Building, where John Lennon had lived, was across the street.She was loved and admired for her integrity, sense of fairness and loyalty, along with her ability to always give more than what was expected to be adequate. A former supervisor wrote… “You were always one of the most treasured co-workers…honest, sense of humor and SMART. You are a gifted lady with a world to offer. I love you Susan and I’ll always be with you. You can do whatever you want in life. You were an absolute delight to work with, you’re the best. So never be intimidated; you are smart, have a great sense of humor and know yourself. Relax and be your “interesting self.”Susan’s creative interests included singing, dancing and interior decorating. Often when she commuted via train from Connecticut to Manhattan she spent her time writing poetry. The local newspaper published her first poem, written at the age of 8. Publishing poetry was prohibited by the local newspaper at that time. However, reporter Sally Latham insisted that an exception just had to be made for this poem.But most dear to her heart was her love of and compassion for animals. She especially loved dogs and lost her beloved pet, George, in 2004. She adopted him as a two-year-old German Shepherd-Pit Bull mix with a poor chance of surviving; he had been adopted repeatedly, but always returned to the shelter due to his depressed nature and inability to get along with the new owner.She wasn’t too sure about him at first, but after two weeks of Susan’s kindness and sensitivity, George began to trust, and the rest – as they say – is history. She worked with him and he became a devoted loyal companion–one she lost to cancer in 2004. Donations can be made in Susan’s memory to Dogs and Cats Forever at 9550 Carlton Road, Port St. Lucie, FL 34987. Their phone number is 772-489-5454.Susan, the youngest daughter of Charles and Doris Bloehm, leaves behind (2) sisters: Rosie Bloehm and Terry King; first cousins Carol Price, Kim Lybrand and Fisher Bodenstein, as well as a host of other relatives and friends.
A funeral mass will be held Tuesday, February 19th, at 10 a.m. at St. Anastasia’s Catholic Church.