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Jeffrey Blum Obituary
Jeffrey D. Blum, age 74, of San Antonio, passed away on Friday, December 4, 2020. He was born on March 2, 1946 in Brooklyn, NY to Gilbert and Miriam Hacker Blum. Jeffrey was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his beloved wife of 48 years, Odilia E. Blum; daughters, Sandra Blum and Barbara Eckmann Riggan and her husband, Jason; grandchildren, Zaine Cortes, Maia Cortes, Ben Eckmann, Ethan Eckmann, and Matthew Eckmann; and his brother, Steve Blum and wife, Marilu. Jeffrey worked tirelessly for the San Antonio Independent School District for 50 years, mostly as a high school counselor at Brackenridge High School and Travis Early College High School. He had a passion to help students get into college and acquired millions of dollars of scholarships for his students over the years. Donations can be made to Texas Retired Educators Deferred Dividend Association (TREDDA) that provides financial aid to retired educators in need. Jeffrey was a lifelong member and served on the board for TREDDA, PO Box 28295, San Antonio, TX 78228. A graveside service will be held Mon., Dec. 7, 2020 at 4:30 PM at Rodfei Sholom. A live stream of his service will be available on Monday, December 7, 2020 at 4:30pm at www.porterloring.com You are invited to sign the guestbook at www.porterloring.com
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Ken Holcombe
April 1, 2025
I told Jeff that the Hebrew name of God was in the Hebrew Bible 6828 times but I as a Jew, he would not say it. He got me when he said, "Not yet."
Tomas Zuniga Jr.
December 7, 2020
Dear Mr.Blum, I was sadden to hear of your passing, you were my counselor at Wheatley High School, I want to thank you for always giving words of encouragement to me during lunch time in the mall area, and although for me my plans went a different direction, your kind words and sense of caring went a long way with me, I left school early went on to St. Phillips to get my GED, I did okay, I want to thank you for sharing your knowledge and wisdom with me, you words didn’t fall on deaf ears , to the Blum family my families and my prayers are with you all in this difficult time, God be with all
Tomas Zuniga Jr.( would of been class of 83)
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