A Tribute to my Grandmother

Grammy

Ida Mae (Myers) Bishop
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

Grammy in her bathing suit in 1935

Grandpop and Grammy in 1935, a year before they married
Herman S. Bishop & Ida Mae Myers

Grammy and Grandpop in 1935

Grammy and Grandpop's siblings in February 1935
Ida, George, Herman, Richard, Lucy, & Eva

Grammy & Grandpop on their wedding day:
Sunday, April 12, 1936

The Bishop Farmhouse

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.

Peggy, Herman, Ida, Herman, Walt, Clyde, Mary Jane, & Lois

Grammy and my mom in 1953

Grammy, Mom, & Grandpop in 1957

Grammy, her brothers, and their spouses:
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

The Bishop Family Portrait that Kevin and I had commissioned
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 grandchildren

Grammy & her great-grandchildren (although there are many more by now)

Grammy, my brother Kevin, and me

Grammy, her brother Harry, and his wife Flossie at Aunt Mary Jane & Bob's wedding in 2001

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.