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March 14, 1912 - November 19, 2008
You couldn't meet a sweeter woman or
someone who loved their family more than my grandmother.
Below are some of my favorite photos of my grandmother that tell her life's story.
Grammy and her siblings:
Ida, Harry, Sarah, & Kirk
Grammy's sister died of tuberculosis when she was only 22 years old.
My grandmother was 16.
Grammy in her play clothes
One of Grammy's school pictures
Grandpop and Grammy in 1935, a year before they married
Herman S. Bishop & Ida Mae Myers
Grammy and Grandpop in 1935
Ida, George, Herman, Richard, Lucy, & Eva
Grammy & Grandpop on their wedding day:
Sunday, April 12, 1936
Grammy and her cousin Margaret, who were very close
The Bishop clan in 1952 before my mom was born:
Walt, Ida, Mary Jane, Peggy, Lois, Clyde, Herman M., & Herman S.
Grammy and my mom in 1953
Grammy, Mom, & Grandpop in 1957
Herman, Ida, Harry, Evelyn, Kirk, & Mae
Grammy & Grandpop in 1973
two years before my grandfather passed away
My parents at their wedding with their parents, June 5, 1976
Grammy, Mom, Dad, Grandma, & Grandpa
One of our favorite traditions: cookie baking
Grammy's job was always quality control,
to make sure the cookies didn't get too big and weren't put on the tray too close together
Grammy's oldest brother, Kirk, was born January 1, 1901
We always celebrated his birthday every New Year's day
He lived to be almost 99 years old
Aunt Mary Jane, Dad, Uncle Kirk, Grammy, me, and Mary Etta, 1999
Grammy and the Hardy great-grandchildren
just how I like to remember them, so small and cute
My grandparents in 1973 surrounded by their children's high school graduation photos
Grammy, her children, and their spouses in 2001
front: Clyde & Grammy
middle: Fran, Marianne, Herman, Joyce, Don, Lois, Peggy, Ed
back: Bob, Mary Jane, Walt, Pat, Warren
Grammy & her great-grandchildren (although there are many more by now)
Grammy, my brother Kevin, and me
Grammy on her 90th birthday: March 14, 2002
Grammy always loved to hold babies!
Grammy and her great-grandchild Gabriel in 2003
My brother Kevin and Grammy
the day of Kevin's graduation from Millersville University, May 2005
Grammy at our wedding, August 13, 2006
Me and Grammy
The people who mean the world to me:
Mom, Kevin, Grammy, me, Phil, and Dad
Mom's immediate family: her mother, siblings, husband, and children:
Mary Jane, Lois, Grammy, Walt, Peggy, Herman, Mom, Clyde, Kevin, Julie, Phil, Dad
Mom, me, and Grammy the day after Phil and I got married
Grammy on her 95th Birthday!
March 14, 2007
Grammy having fun playing cards
She loved to play Pinochle, Flinch, UNO, and Skipbo
Grammy always enjoyed petting my parents' cat Bobbie
Grammy in 2007
Grammy all bundled up at my brother's birthday bonfire: May 15, 2008
Phil's and my graduation from Princeton University, June 2008
Dad, Julie, Phil, Mom, Grammy, & Kevin
Grammy was my inspiration while working on my Ph.D.
I am truly grateful she was able to make it our graduation
Me, Grammy, & Phil
Grammy passed away November 19, 2008 on my mom's 55th birthday
and was buried on November 22, exactly 33 years after my grandfather passed away.
We love you and miss you, Grammy!
The Bishop Family Web site has our family tree and more photos.
