Update: obituary/tribute retired DL pilot Capt. Jack Bishop

[PCN DEATH Notice Mgr]

From Capt. Jack Bishop's family:

To all of our Dad's friends and acquaintances,
Big Jack passed away on Saturday 29 January with his family by
his side. Following his obituary and arrangements.
Jeff, Joel, & James Bishop
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Jack LeRoy Bishop, age 75, Bend, Oregon, passed peacefully with his
family present on January 29, 2011 after a short battle with cancer.

Born March 27, 1935 in Newton County, Kansas, to Clarence and Joyce
Bishop, he attended Salem High School and graduated from Willamette
University in 1961. Jack served in the United States Marine Corps as
an aviator from 1957 to 1960, attaining the rank of Captain. In
November, 1957, he married Janice M. Gillespie of Salem, OR.

He lived in Dallas, TX, Port Angeles, WA, and Bend, OR. He flew for
Delta Airlines until retiring as an MD-11 Captain in 1995.

Jack was a member of Phi Delta Theta Fraternity, a lifelong member of
the Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks and served as the Captain
Representative for the Air Line Pilots Association Local Executive
Council in Portland, Oregon.

Jack will be remembered for being a raconteur who loved to engage
people with his stories, a loving father and devoted husband.

Survivors include his first wife, Janice Michrina, of Port Hueneme,
CA; three sons: Jeff Bishop, of Chanhassen, MN, Joel Bishop, of
Weston, FL, and James Bishop, of Coto de Caza, CA; 8 grandchildren and
3 great-grandchildren. Jack was preceded in death by his second wife
Patricia (Amos) of Miami, FL. They wed in Carmel, CA, in 1973.

A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, February
5th, at Niswonger-Reynolds Funeral Home, 105 NW Irving Ave., Bend,
OR. www.niswonger-reynolds.com. Relatives and friends are welcome
at Jack’s home in Bend immediately following the service.

Memorial contributions are welcome at the American Cancer Society,
www.cancer.org

Thanks to Jann Alexander, the home care nurses and the hospice team at
Partners in Care for their help and support.
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Tuesday, February 01, 2011 5:40 PM
To: PCN Subject: More on Jack

Am very saddened to hear of the passing of Retired Capt. Jack Bishop.
I
Had been the most junior pilot based in Memphis since I was assigned
there
In Feb. 1959. Jack was one of 5 pilots junior to me that were finally
sent
To MEM in late 1961. He used to tell people that he thought I must be
gay
Because I was so happy to have people junior to me that I ran up and
kissed
Him (not true!) However, I learned an interesting anecdote about his
Navy
Flight training.

Jack was well over 6 feet tall, and was playing basketball at one of
the
Colleges in Oregon. After one of the games, the team went out to have
a
Couple of beers, and were joined by a friend of a teammate. This
friend
Happened to be a recruiter for the NAVCAD (Naval Aviation Candidate)
Program. Jack mentioned that he had tried to get into the USAF Cadet
Program, but was told that he was too tall. The Navy recruiter asked
if he
Would like to get into the NAVCAD program. Jack said that he figured
if he
Was too tall for the Air Force, he would probably be too tall for the
Navy.
The recruiter told him that he had a friend in the Sick Bay (Medical
Dept.)
At Pensacola, and he could arrange for Jack to be measured in at the
maximum
Height, and the he could "grow" all he wanted. So that is what
happened,
The Corpsman falsified Jack's true height, and he did become a
NavCad.

Many NavCad's would request a Marine Corp Commission because that
usually
Increased their chances of getting assigned jets. Jack did that, too.
He
Was set up for Jet Fighter training, went through ground school and
the
Ejection seat training for the TV (the Navy version of the T-33). When
the
Day came for his first flight in the TV, he and the instructor went
through
The checklist, taxied out to the runway, did the Before Take-off check
list.
He was cleared for Take Off, and the Instructor told him to close the
Canopy. When the canopy came down, it hit Jack's helmet, and shoved
his
Chin down into his chest. He told me that when he looked up as far as
he
Could, he could just see the bottom of the Glare Shield. They opened
the
Canopy and taxied back to the Flight Line, and Jack was reassigned to
Transports. In his USMC career, he flew the R5D (C-54). Among his
Delta
Friends he became affectionately known as The Jolly Green Giant. He
was low
Keyed, but quite a humorous fellow. I am very sorry to hear of his
passing.


Ken - kfis...@yahoo.com
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-----Original Message-----
From: PCN Sent: Monday, January 31, 2011 6:57 PM
Pilot Communication Net
Subject: - Death in Family: ret. DL pilot Capt. Jack Bishop, age 75

Word has been received of the passing of retired DL pilot Jack
Bishop. Born March 27, 1935, Jack Leroy Bishop was 75 years of age at
the time of his passing January 29, 2011.
Captain Bishop hired on with Delta 07-24-1961.
To date the obituary has not been posted on the funeral home website
http://www.niswonger-reynolds.com/ but should be soon. We will
update you when more is known.

Thank you,
~ Carol Faulkner, PCN death notice communicator
de...@pilotcommunication.net

-------Original Message-------

From: J. D. Moody Date: 1/29/2011
To:pilotcommunication.net
Subject: passing of retired DAL pilot, Jack Bishop

Please advise members of the pilotcommunication.net that retired DAL
pilot Jack (LeRoy) Bishop passed away a few hours ago. Jack retired
in 1995 from the MD11A position in PDX. (b. 03/27/1935 d.
01/29/2011)

Services will be held Saturday, February 5th, 1:00 PM at:

Niswonger-Reynolds Funeral Home
105 NW Irving Avenue
Bend OR 97701

(541) 382-2471
email: http://www.niswonger-reynolds.com/contact.asp


Additional details will be forthcoming.

Respectfully,

J. D. Moody
DAL retired