Greg Bishop
1945 ~ 2024
Gregory “Greg” Walcott Bishop
December 1, 1945 ~ October 21, 2024
Greg was born in La Mesa, California and is the beloved son of the late Earl Cecil Bishop (USN) and Georgianna Walcott Bishop. Greg was a retired Fire Captain, having proudly served 30 years with the Orange County Fire Authority. He began his firefighting career with the California Division of Forestry (CAL FIRE). In retirement, Greg found joy and fulfillment as a volunteer Ship’s Photographer for the Battleship Iowa Museum in San Pedro, California.
Greg passed away in Los Alamitos, California and is survived by his siblings, who will always miss and love him: his brothers James Generazzo (wife Jasmin), Jerome Rockwell (wife Harriett), Charles Hahling (late wife Rose); and his sisters Cecelia Bishop Graham (husband Walter) and Carol Bishop Partika (husband Walter). Greg will also be remembered and missed by many nieces and nephews, cousins, friends, former coworkers and shipmates of the Battleship Iowa.
A memorial service will be held at noon on November 18, 2024 on board the USS Iowa San Pedro, CA. The family requests a donation to OCFA Benevolent Association at (714) 573-6240 instead of flowers.
Greg was my dear cousin. Not related by blood, but by love. Our childhood was one of closeness and family. My mother, Alma Little, was his mother’s best friend. We spent years together in the outdoors and at family meals like Thanksgiving. He loved climbing trees and running through the orange grove in his back yard. He had an an amazing tree house in the olive tree. All of us would lay on the front lawn at night and gaze at the stars. He never stopped gazing, going on to take fabulous photos of the night sky. His talents were remarkable, from his extensive work in photography to his great love of nature, hiking, the ocean and collecting small and large tokens from the each. He also scuba dived to see the world beneath the sea. Horses loved him, I believe he was a true horse whisperer, there are beautiful stories of him with these animals. His service as a firefighter made him a hero. And his deep love for his father lead him to fly planes, skydive ans love ships. The USS Iowa was a big part of his life. All of this and more led to a fantastic life. I have loved him then and now.
Rest in Peace my dear Greg.