{"id":51107,"date":"2022-01-23T11:37:28","date_gmt":"2022-01-23T16:37:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=51107"},"modified":"2022-02-11T12:45:54","modified_gmt":"2022-02-11T17:45:54","slug":"in-memoriam-jim-bishop-emus-public-information-officer-for-40-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2022\/in-memoriam-jim-bishop-emus-public-information-officer-for-40-years\/","title":{"rendered":"In Memoriam: Jim Bishop, EMU&#8217;s public information officer for 40 years"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Update 2\/11\/2021: A memorial service for Jim will be Saturday, Feb. 12, at 11 a.m. at Lehman Auditorium. Masks are required.<\/em><\/strong> The service will be livestreamed at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EasternMennonite\/live\">EMU\u2019s Facebook Live page<\/a>\u00a0[you do not need to be a member of Facebook to watch.]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>J<strong>im Bishop<\/strong>, 草莓社区\u2019s public information office for 40 years, died Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022, at home of complications from glioblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"229\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/01\/20081220\/jim-bishop.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51112\"\/><figcaption>Jim Bishop<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>He chronicled his journey in his \u201cBishop\u2019s Mantle\u201d column in the local newspaper, earning praise, as one reader noted, \u201cfor his humor, faith and joy.\u201d A <em>Daily News-Record<\/em> Facebook post sharing the news of Jim\u2019s passing and a link to his final column (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dnronline.com\/opinion\/viewpoint\/2021-reflections-in-my-rear-view-mirror\/article_47d42c13-ea99-50e3-991f-c4c066714239.html\">&#8220;Reflections in My Rear View Mirror,&#8221; published Jan. 8<\/a>) had 614 likes and 116 comments, many expressing how much Jim\u2019s writing meant to them.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bishop, from Doylestown, Pa., arrived in the Shenandoah Valley as a first-year student at then-Eastern Mennonite College. An English major, he honed early reporting and editing skills with <em>The Weather Vane<\/em>, also the first home of his \u201cBishop\u2019s Mantle\u201d column. With the exception of a few years after graduation working for Mennonite Board of Missions (now Mennonite Mission Network) in Elkhart, Indiana, he spent all of his professional career as the public face of EMU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hired in 1971 during the administration of President <strong>Myron Augsburger<\/strong>, Bishop also served under presidents <strong>Richard Detweiler<\/strong>, <strong>Joseph Lapp<\/strong> and <strong>Loren Swartzendruber<\/strong>. Known to just about every local reporter and editor, he livened newsrooms and studios on regular visits. Through these relationships and the stories he crafted and shared, Bishop helped to shape the public perception of the institution in the region and among Mennonite audiences.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was praised by Swartzendruber as trustworthy, skilled and loyal \u2013 both aware of his role in documenting institutional history and the responsibility of telling it authentically to wide audiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;\u201cHe knew what, when, and how to report for EMU and he knew and nurtured relationships with the people to tap who were important to telling and sharing the story when we needed it told,\u201d said Lapp. \u201cHe capably reflected the changing ethos of EMU and chose the most important information, without camouflaging the ugly facts, even in the most difficult of situations.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a data-flickr-embed='true' href="https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/easternmennoniteuniversity\/sets\/72177720296069819\/" title='Jim Bishop by EasternMennoniteUniversity, on Flickr'><img src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51829217417_5f2a3454aa_c.jpg' width='800' height='600' alt='unnamed (1)'><\/a><script async src='https:\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js' charset='utf-8'><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Bishop was widely known throughout the Valley, not only because of his prominent role at EMU and his penchant for face-to-face interaction, but also as a radio host, including a weekly \u201cEMU Activities Report;\u201d a Saturday morning program, \u201cFocal Point;\u201d \u201cThe Wax Museum,\u201d an oldies request show on WHBG; The \u201cWarped Records\u201d show with Jim Britt on WSVA;, and \u201cFriday Night Jukebox,\u201d an all-50\u2019s music show on WEMC, from 1990-2011.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In that same span of time, 1990-2011, he widened his reach with \u201cBishop\u2019s Mantle.\u201d After a post-retirement hiatus, the column returned, much to readers\u2019 delight, in March 2020. He also wrote a monthly column, \u201cVirginia Ham,\u201d for Mennonite Weekly Review (now Anabaptist World), for some 20 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That was how many readers got to know Jim: he mixed life happenings (wife <strong>Anna Mast Bishop &#8217;67 <\/strong>was an ever-present, indulgent and beloved companion) with observations both simple and profound, leavened with a sprinkling of faith, a song lyric or scriptural reference, and at least one groan-inducing pun, if not more.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Outside of his work, Bishop still practiced his craft. Camera in hand, he snapped photos; his notepad ever-ready, a friendly chat with a stranger who would soon become a friend was just part of a normal day. He was an unofficial publicist for Community Mennnonite Church where he was a member since 1973, for the annual Virginia Mennonite Relief Sale, and for the annual Groundhog Day gathering of Pennsylvanian transplants to the Valley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/01\/20080334\/Jim-Bishop-3-1024x770.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51111\" width=\"374\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/01\/20080334\/Jim-Bishop-3-1024x770.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/01\/20080334\/Jim-Bishop-3-300x226.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/01\/20080334\/Jim-Bishop-3-768x578.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/01\/20080334\/Jim-Bishop-3-1536x1155.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/01\/20080334\/Jim-Bishop-3-2048x1540.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 374px) 100vw, 374px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Jim Bishop with his wife Anna Mast Bishop. He often closed his \u201cFriday Night Jukebox\u201d show on WEMC radio with Earl Grant&#8217;s 1958 ballad &#8220;The End,&#8221; telling listeners to \u201ckeep your love lights shining \u2018til the end of time.\u201d Jim was never bashful about sharing with the world his deep love and appreciation for Anna. (EMU Archives)<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In the public relations\/communication office at EMU, Bishop was a work study supervisor and mentor to many, including <strong>Steve Shenk &#8217;73 <\/strong>and <strong>Andrea Schrock Wenger \u201886<\/strong>. Both embarked on careers in the field, returning later as the office expanded to become colleagues and supervisors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shenk noted Bishop\u2019s relational approach to his work, his routine of making the rounds and delivering material along with a greeting and a few jokes. \u201cHe regularly hand-delivered press releases, print ads, public service announcements, photos, etc., to the DNR, WHSV, and radio stations,\u201d Shenk said. \u201cIt was a delivery format that helped keep EMU front-and-center.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shenk is not the only colleague who remembers Bishop\u2019s old-fashioned perspectives on technology, even to the point of wanting his paycheck delivered through campus mail rather than deposited automatically (this tidbit is from Loren Swartzendruber).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That his family also fondly recalled this emerges in the following sentence in his obituary: <em>Bishop, who often perceived himself as a fifties guy marooned in the 21<\/em><em>st<\/em><em> Century technological era, took an \u201cold school\u201d approach to life.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keeping up with all of the technological changes \u2013 from paper copies, manual typewriters, and 35mm film to digital formats and from landlines to cell phones \u2013 was a challenge for both Bishop and Shenk. The coping tactic, while attempting to learn from those with more expertise, Shenk says, was plenty of moments of shared self-deprecating humor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wenger, who spent 10 years as director of the marketing and communications office, including as supervisor of Jim in his last five years before retirement, remembers her colleague\u2019s \u201cunique contributions to any space he occupied.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prized among her many learnings from working with him was the habit he made of carving out time for family and friends. \u201cHe regularly had lunch with each of his daughters, as well as Anna\u2019s kindergarten class, delivered church CDs and papers to friends at VMRC, and wrote greeting cards  \u2013  usually with a comic strip taped inside  \u2013  to friends and colleagues,\u201d she recalls. \u201cAlways sincere and committed, Jim left an impression.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In collecting remembrances, Bishop\u2019s energy and his constant smile are also mentioned. One friend called Bishop \u201cbouncy,\u201d another recalled a similar \u201czip and zest for life.\u201d If asked to name a kinship to any character, Tigger \u2013 the effervescent tiger who was Winnie The Pooh\u2019s good friend and who balanced out the always-glum Eeyore \u2013 would be a good match, said another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another description from his obituary helps to fill out Jim\u2019s loves: He<em> delighted in growing exotic indoor and outdoor plants, doting on grandchildren, generating \u2018pundemoanium,\u2019 line dancing with friends, cruising in his Mazda Miata convertible while enjoying a Kline\u2019s black raspberry cone and the Bose radio blasting oldies but goodies.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2020, when Jim published his first installment of the new \u201cBishop\u2019s Mantle\u201d column, he chose as his subject how the <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2020\/bishops-mantle-a-college-dream-is-a-wish-your-heart-makes\/\">decision to attend then-EMC had changed his life beyond his wildest imagination<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He shared a poem written in 1964 as he was just discerning his path. One line stands out:&nbsp; <em>whatever I decide to make of my future, make it my business to pick a career that is Christ-centered, where I\u2019ll be serving you and others and I\u2019ll enjoy.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was blessed, and blessed so many others, by that goal, those gifts, and that reward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">***<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Celebration of Life service will be held at a later date. Arrangements are being handled by Kyger Funeral Home. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kygers.com\/obituary\/james-bishop\">Find <\/a>the obituary here.] Flowers are welcomed. Memorial contributions may be given to Patchwork Pantry, Community Mennonite Church, 70 High Street, Harrisonburg, Va. 22801.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Condolences and memories of Jim are welcomed below to be shared with his family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">***<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>EMU plans to plant a small grove of trees outside Hartzler Library in memory of Jim. If you would like to help fund this memorial, please <a href=\"https:\/\/app.mobilecause.com\/form\/w5BwyA?vid=pedvp\">consider a gift by following this link<\/a>. Personal messages may be sent to the family by selecting &#8220;in memory of&#8221; and inserting&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:giving@emu.edu\">giving@emu.edu<\/a>&nbsp;in the email address field. Advancement will collate all responses and share them with the Bishop family when they are ready. Gifts that exceed the total cost of the memorial will be allocated toward the Student Tuition Relief Fund in&nbsp; support of the students Jim cared so much about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A text-to-give option is available by texting 41444 with keyword&nbsp;<strong>JimBishop<\/strong>, the amount you wish to give, and your name(s), then follow the prompts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Update 2\/11\/2021: A memorial service for Jim will be Saturday, Feb. 12, at 11 a.m. at Lehman Auditorium. Masks are required. 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