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The Stuttering Foundation Remembers Sister Charleen Bloom
Sister Charleen Marie Bloom, CSJ (Sister Albert Joseph), 83, died Tuesday, July 16, 2019, at the Community Hospice Inn at St. Peter’s, Albany. She had been a Sister of St. Joseph of Carondelet for the past 63 years.
One of his many poignant statements he made in that commentary was, ”I was caged by a terrible stammer. To be a child so afflicted back then was to suffer daily public crucifixions. My panic at being sent to the shops began before I left the house. By the time I reached the shop it crystallized into palpable terror.”
In his praise for the upcoming 50th anniversary of The Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists, Bolger addressed his mother’s concern for her young son. “Her concern for her youngest son – considered a dunce due to my inability to speak – was greatly alleviated by my kindly therapist who assured her, ‘he is under a cloud now, but is actually a bright penny.”
Sister Char received a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from The College of Saint Rose, a master’s degree in speech from the Catholic University of America and a doctorate in speech-language pathology and audiology from the University of Illinois at Champaign. In addition, she received a master of social work degree from the University at Albany (SUNY).
In the early years of her life as a Sister of St. Joseph, Sister Char taught in schools of the Albany and Syracuse Dioceses. In 1971, after completing her doctorate, Sister Char began a 40-year career at The College of Saint Rose during which she helped to establish the college’s program in communications disorders and served as professor, department chair and professor emerita. Under Sister Char’s guidance, the program offered a four-year undergraduate degree program, added a five- year program of study, received certification from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and became one of the most respected clinical speech- language-pathology programs in the country.
While the Irish literacy legacy is historically rich with famous writers, it is important to recognize that some of these writers have struggled with stuttering, as has been the case for many authors all over the world. It is an understatement to say that Irish people who stutter – as well as all people who stutter – are proud of these Irish writers.
Sister Char also founded weekly and annual programs to assist persons who stutter, and her pioneering workshops on stuttering have become a national model. In addition, she co-authored several textbooks and presented extensively at local, state, national and international forums.
Motivated by her belief that communication is at the heart of life, Sister Char touched thousands with her expertise, warmth, compassion, hospitality and humor, and her spirit will long remain in our hearts.
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