In Loving Memory of JOHN ARTHUR BISHOP who passed away on 04/04/2012.
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His legacy as a gifted pediatrician set a high bar for the rest of us. An exceptional man!
R. Larry Schmitt, MD
Friend
April 9, 2022
Colleague, friend, Mentor, Role model John was all of these and more. He was adored by patients and by their families; and acknowledged by his colleagues as the heart and soul of the Pediatric community in San Diego. He has been missed, but his influence lives on in his loving family, his patients, and his colleagues and friends.
Alan E. Shumacher, MD, FAAP
Friend
April 9, 2019
The most wonderful doctor. Impossible to recount all his wonderful care stories.
Collette mcCabe
April 7, 2013
Ahh!To see a smiling picture of him again was a very pleasent surprise this morning....I know your up above.No one kinder than you.God Bless always..
Yvonne Casares
April 4, 2013
He was our friend, many of our family (more than 25) were in his loving hands for three generations.
Came to our home in Ensenada, B. C. Mexico for weddings and other ocassions.
Estela Hernandez
Estela Hernandez
May 14, 2012
I was a second generation patient of Dr. Bishop my mom and my uncle were patients of his when they were children. Then my brother and I when we were kids. I can still remember many visits to his office in the 70's. It is amazing now to read all the wonderful things he did in his life and I feel blessed to be apart of his patient base.
Lisa Castro
May 6, 2012
Our sympathy to your family, John we will miss you. Your Kit buddy Bill.
Bill Cole
April 30, 2012
How can we truly value the worth of this good man? Who has lived a better or more full life?
Dr. Bishop was always especially kind to the friends of his children as they struggled through adolescence and their strange times in a strange place. His constant good humor, temperance, understanding and compassion for all was his consistent personal hallmark, and the proper example for us all to follow.
Robert I. Schwartz AIA (Thousand Oaks, CA)
Robert Schwartz
April 22, 2012
I remember Dr. Bishop as being my doctor when I was a child back in the 50's. A very nice man, so sorry to hear of his passing.
Victor Rosado
April 20, 2012
My contact with Dr. Bishop came late in our lives. The descriptions of his exceptional life, professional and personal, indicates I missed a great deal. He represented the physician all of his colleagues, past and future, desire to emulate. The short list, sensitive, knowledgable,skilled, dedicated and humble. John set a very high humain and professional bar. May all of us never stop trying to reach it.
Larry Schmitt
April 20, 2012
Aloha! You were also a great friend.
Glenn Kellogg
April 19, 2012
John was a superior pediatrician, and a wonderful professional associate for me. On several fishing trips to Punta Pescadero, near Bajia des Palmas, he helped me to catch my first marlin, and spear m,y first Cabrilla. He was a wonderful naturalist, and could identify every shell on the beach, and fish, crustacean, and mollusk in the waters of The
Gulf of California.
At a the age of 93, he was still doing volunteer work, seeing pediatric patients
Father Joe's RescueMission. He is sorely missed.
David Collins
David Collins, MD CM
April 18, 2012
Dr. Bishop was a wonderful pediatrician to my 2 sons. I was sorry to hear of his passing. Maybe God bless him and may he rest in peace.
Marie Connors
April 18, 2012
Dr. Bishop was my pediatrician from when we first moved to San Diego in 1965 until around 1973 at Alvarado Medical Center. I remember never being afraid and even liking going to the Dr. as he was my favorite. I have fond memories that he was always smiling and had a gentle way about him, and I think that's why I was never afraid of the doctor's office. It was wonderful to read all the details about his life and amazing to see how active he was in the community and giving of his time and skills. We have shell collecting in common, which was really neat read. Warmest wishes, thoughts and condolences to the family in memory if this wonderful man.
Betsy Kohler-Flores
April 18, 2012
Dr. Bishop was a good neighbor as well as a caring family physican. He lived just around the corner and stiched me and my brothers up on many occassions, gave us our shots, cared for us when we had a cold or flu and saved part of my finger when a wooden fold-up chair I was sitting in at his house collapsed. Our whole family loved Dr. Bishop as well as his wife Elva and their five children. He was an inspiration to us all. He will be missed but never forgotten. Tim Wilson (San Diego, CA)
April 17, 2012
John and Elva were our friends, so losing them is heartfelt. I played bridge with Elva and Dick fished with John. They also were medical colleagues as well. John will be missed. I know my husband, Richard Riley, M.D. would want to send our prayers and best regards to his beloved family.
Mrs. Arlene Riley
April 17, 2012
I join all others in saluting the marvelous life of my cousin, John Arthur Bishop. As a mentor of and example of what a person can be and do, John deserves the highest honors. With great respect, U.S. District Judge Robert E. Jones, Portland, Oregon
April 17, 2012
We remember Dr Bishop as the kind pediatrician for our two boys now 49 and 50 yrs old. I was one of those who rec'd after hours phone calls - Lew and Helen Johnson,
San Diego
April 17, 2012
The entire San Diego Community, as well as Dr. Bishop's patients, colleagues and friends are diminished by the loss of this gentle and compasionate physician. Those of us who had the opportunity to work with him for many years always appreciated his leadership, his vision, his humor, and his friendship. Pediatricians like John do not come along very often. Although he has left us, he will be remembered and revered by at least two generations of patients, friends, and colleagues. He needs no monument -- his exemplary life of devotion and service is his monument.
Alan E. Shumacher, M.D.
April 16, 2012
Dr. Bishop was the best ever. I went to him as a child and then took my children to him. We also made some after hour visits to his office for sutures when my son fell and cut his chin. He was always there for you it didn't matter what day or time it was. Rest in peace and know you are in the hearts of all who knew you.
Kathy Dunham-Stalnaker
April 16, 2012
We are thinking of all of you at this time.
We have fond memories of visiting with your parents at gatherings. He was also our children's peditrician when we moved back to SD. Dr. Bishop left a great legacy and family.
Reed and Gloria
April 15, 2012
I remember Dr Bishop as a very kind man when he was my doctor in the late 1950's and early 1960's when I was a young boy! God bless him!
Tim Houze
April 15, 2012
Dr. Bishop was my pediatrician when I was growning up in the Rolando area and it brought a smile to my face today when I read his obituary in the paper. I was one of those kids who met him at his office on a Saturday afternoon with my Mom when my chin needed sutures from a bicycle accident. Of course I never knew of all of his other life accomplishments and can only say how grateful I am that I had greatness in my life and how blessed I was to have him as my doctor. John Arthur Bishop, MD you were truly a remarkable man here on earth and can only imagine the things that you will accomplish in the hereafter.
April 15, 2012
We want tell you that we felt that Dr Bishop was a well qualified Pediatrician who guided us through the many ear aches and sore throats of our three children as they grew up.
We offer our condolences to his family.
Jenna Vee and Leon Read
San Diego
April 15, 2012
Sending prayers and condolences to Dr. Bishop's family. He was always ready to take care of our children over the years. He was truly a special man and doctor. We have meany good memories of him.
Don & Joy Walsh
April 15, 2012
Very sorry for your loss! Dr. Bishop was my doctor from when I was a newborn until I was a teenager. Living in the same neighborhood growing up, I was (and still am) a family friend. I remember the house calls, because for a time as a child I was sick often. Very glad I had the opportunity to visit with him this past December. My condolences to the family.
Elizabeth Neal Planteen
April 15, 2012
We are so sorry for your loss. Dr. Bishop was my children's doctor until they were teenagers and both were so tall they felt like giants around the younger patients in the waiting room. He was a wonderful doctor, kind and considerate. He took his time answering our questions and worries. Friday my son and I were remembering him and saying that any doctor could not reach for a better example than he.
The R W Sherman family.
April 15, 2012
To Dr.Bishop's Family,
I was one of the blessed people to have him as my Doctor growing up and then for him to be my daughter's Doctor...He was so kind,he did meet me at his office after hours if my daughter was sick,would'nt wait til the next morning.One day I recieved a call from him telling me he was going to retire.He said he was personally calling his extended family to tell them himself...I cryed and asked him what was I going to do without him there was no one else better than him,he said I will be at St.Vincents a few days a week call me and if need be I could meet him there!He was always the best...I have thaught of him often wondering how he was.God Bless You All.My condolences to you.May he Rest In Peace ...He did so much for so many families.
Sincerly,
Yvonne Casares
April 15, 2012
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