Dr. James Pierce Bloom Sr.

served as mayor of Homewood for three terms. "Jimmy" attended Phillips High School, graduating in 1946. He

attended the University of Alabama, earning a BS in Biology, and was an active member of Phi Gamm fraternity.

James graduated from Northwestern University Dental School in Chicago, in 1953. He served in the United States

Air Force at MacDill Air Force Base, FL, 1953-1954. He went on to earn his Orthodontic degree from Columbia

University in 1957. Dr. Bloom was president of Jaycee Toastmaster Club 1962. He met his future wife, Joy

Adams Bloom, at a lecture where he was teaching young speech therapists, about the effects of speech and

malocclusion. Dr. Bloom practiced dentistry and orthodontics for over sixty-five years. James and Joy resided in

in Mountain Brook, raising six children. Dr. James R Bloom is survived by his brother. Earl Bloom, and his six

children, and thirteen grandchildren. His children are Jim Bloom, Christopher Bloom(Lori), Helen Bloom

Smith(Brad), Joy Bloom Wright(WillD), Bonnie Bloom(Brent), and Mac Bloom(Rachael). His grandchildren are

Hannah, Claudia, Wyatt, Thomas, James, Jack, Hoke, Sara Lane, Nick, Sebastian,Maccabee, Ignatius, and Elijah.