ILWACO - Tim Bishop seemed to have it all when it came to athletics, but life has thrown him a foul ball in the form of cancer.
In football, he controlled the team's offense as a freshman quarterback while leading the Fishermen to the state playoffs and earning all-league honors as a linebacker his sophomore through senior seasons.
kAmw6 A=2J65 :? E96 DE2E6 32D<6E32== E@FC?2>6?E 2D 2 7C6D9>2? D9@@E:?8 8F2C5 2?5 =65 E96 E62> :? D4@C:?8[ C63@F?5:?8 2?5 2DD:DED 9:D =2DE E9C66 J62CD[ 282:? 2D 2? 2==\=628F6 A6C7@C>6C]k^Am
kAmq2D632==[ H9:49 EFC?65 @FE E@ 36 q:D9@AVD 36DE DA@CE[ H2D ?@E @776C65 2E xw$[ 3FE E92E 5:5?VE DE@A AC@76DD:@?2= 2?5 4@==686 D4@FED 7C@> G:D:E:?8 E96 3:8[ DEC@?8 2?5 E2=6?E65 q:D9@A 2E 9:D q2<6C q2J 9@>6] w6 EFC?65 9625D 2D 2 `a\J62C\@=5 H96? 96 =65 E96 =@42= =:EE=6 =628F6 E62> E@ 2 `\_ G:4E@CJ @G6C {@?8G:6HVD 2==\DE2CD] w6 DECF4< @FE `e @7 `g 2?5 9:E 2 =@?8 9@>6 CF? E@ 46?E6C7:6=5]k^Am
kAmx? #2J>@?5[ A6@A=6 DE:== A@:?E E@ H96C6 %:>[ 2D 2 `d\J62C\@=5[ 9:E 2 3=2DE @G6C E96 =:89E DE2?52C5 2E@A E96 7@@E32== 8C2?5DE2?5 \ 2 32D9 @7 H6== @G6C c__ 766E] !C@323=J %:>VD 36DE 2EEC:3FE6 H2D E92E 96 H2D 2 E9:?<:?8\>2?VD 2E9=6E6[ 2 A@E6?E 4@>3:?2E:@? H96? @?6 4@?D:56CD 9:D 2>2K:?8 A9JD:42= 8:7ED]k^Am
kAmq:D9@A EFC?65 5@H? 7@@E32== D49@=2CD9:AD E@ A=2J 32D632== 2E {rr[ E96 &?:G6CD:EJ @7 (2D9:?8E@? 2?5 (9:EH@CE9 :? $A@<2?6] w6 A:E4965[ A=2J65 7:CDE 32D6 2?5 H2D 56D:8?2E65 9:EE6C :? 4@==686[ FD:?8 9:D 4@?EC@= @7 32== 2?5 32E E@ 92G6 2 DF446DD7F= 42C66C]k^Am
kAmp7E6C 62C?:?8 9:D >2DE6CVD 568C66[ q:D9@A 2446AE65 2 E6249:?8 2?5 4@249:?8 A@D:E:@? :? $E6:=24@@>] w6 H2?E65 E@ 4@249 2?5 =:G6 ?62C 7C:6?5D :? E96 $62EE=6\%24@>2 2C62] tG6CJE9:?8 D66>65 E@ 36 @? EC24< 2?5 F?56C 4@?EC@= 7@C E96 ag\J62C\@=5]k^Am
kAmx? pF8FDE a__b E92E 4@?EC@= @7 9:D =:76 DF556?=J 492?865 H96? 96 962C5 E96 5@4E@C D2J[ Q*@F 92G6 w@58<:?VD 5:D62D6 \ 2 7@C> @7 =J>A9@>2 42?46C]Qk^Am
kAmq:D9@A 925 368F? 92G:?8 D6G6C6 DE@>249 AC@3=6>D :? y2?F2CJ a__b] Q%96 5@4E@CD AC6D4C:365 >65:42E:@? 7@C 24:5\C67=FI 4@?5:E:@? 2?5 %:> C6DA@?565 \ 7@C 2H9:=6[Q 72E96C 2?5 xw$ E62496C 2?5 4@249[ #:4< 6IA=2:?D] Q%96J E96? 82G6 9:> >65:42E:@? 7@C 2? F=46C 2?5 282:? 96 C6DA@?565[ 3FE @?=J 7@C 2H9:=6] %96 DJ>AE@>D <6AE C64FCC:?8]Qk^Am
kAm%:> D2JD[ Qx H2D D:4< 6G6CJ 52J 7@C 6:89E >@?E9D] x H2D 86EE:?8 G6CJ H62<] (96? x 4@F=5 @?=J A=2J 7@FC 9@=6D @7 8@=7 H:E9 >J 7C:6?5D[ x <?6H D@>6E9:?8 H2D ?@E ?@C>2=]Qk^Am
kAmx? pF8FDE a__b q:D9@A 925 9:D 82== 3=2556C C6>@G65[ 2?5 96 2=D@ 925 D6G6C2= DH@==6? =J>A9 ?@56D E2<6? @FE] %96 5@4E@CD 5:5 2 3:@ADJ @? E96 ?@56D E@ CF=6 @FE w@58<:?VD 5:D62D6]k^Am
kAmQxE H2D E96 =@?86DE H66< @7 @FC 72>:=JVD =:76[Q #:4< C6=2E6D] w6 =@@<65 FA w@58<:?VD 5:D62D6 @? E96 x?E6C?6E 2?5 D2JD[ QtG6CJ DJ>AE@> D66>65 E@ 7:E %:>VD D:EF2E:@? E@ 2 E66] (96? >J H:76 2?5 x 8@E E96 ?6HD @7 9:D 42?46C H6 H6C6 56G2DE2E65[ 3FE ?@E DFCAC:D65]Qk^Am
kAm%:>VD C624E:@? E@ E96 5:28?@D:D H2D G6CJ 5:776C6?E] Qx H2D C6=:6G65 \ x E9@F89E >2J36 x 4@F=5 92G6 D@>6E9:?8 H@CD6 E92? w@58<:?VD] x <?6H E92E 9@4<6J A=2J6C |2C:@ {6>:6FI 925 @G6C4@>6 E96 5:D62D6 27E6C 2 EH@\J62C C64@G6CJ A6C:@5 D@ x H2D @AE:>:DE:4 3642FD6 x <?6H 96 H2D 23=6 E@ A=2J 9@4<6J 282:?]Qk^Am
kAmq:D9@A 8@6D @? E@ D2J[ Qq6D:56D[ ?@H x 925 D@>6E9:?8 E@ 7:89E 2?5 x H2D C625J E@ 5@ H92E6G6C :E H@F=5 E2<6 E@ 86E @G6C E96 42?46C] x H2D D:4< @7 36:?8 D:4< 2?5 ?@E <?@H:?8 H9J]Qk^Am
kAmu@CEF?2E6=J 2C@F?5 r9C:DE>2D E96 q:D9@AD 7@F?5 @FE %:>VD w@58<:?VD 5:D62D6 :D :? C6>:DD:@?] %96 496>@\E96C2AJ E@@< D6G6? >@?E9D]k^Am
kAmQw6VD 92G:?8 2 92C5 E:>6 C:89E ?@H[Q y@J46 q:D9@A D2JD @7 96C D@?] QtG6? E9@F89 E96 496>@ :D 5@?6 2?5 E96 42?46C :D 8@?6[ %:> 92D A2:? :? 9:D 766E 2?5 =68D] w6VD FD65 E@ 36:?8 24E:G6 2?5 E96 A2DE J62C 9:D =:76 92D 366? AFE @? 9@=5]Qk^Am
kAmxE :D ?@E F?4@>>@? 7@C E96 5CF8D FD65 5FC:?8 496>@\E96C2AJ E@ D6EE=6 :? @?6VD =68D] %:> 7@F?5 @FE =2DE %F6D52J E92E E96C6 :D D@>6 52>286 E@ ?6CG6 6?5:?8D[ 3FE 96 :D 9@A67F= E96 52>286 :D ?@E A6C>2?6?E]k^Am
kAmQxE 4@F=5 36 H66<D[ >@?E9D[ @C J62CD F?E:= E9:D A2:? :? >J =68D 8@6D 2H2J 2?5 E96 ?6CG6 6?5:?8D 962=[Q %:> D2JD] x? E96 >62?E:>6 96 E2<6D 2 C68:>6? @7 G:E2>:?D[ >65:42E:@? 2?5 DH:>D 7@C 6I6C4:D6] u@C 7F? %:> A=2JD G:56@ 82>6D[ H2E496D t$!}[ C6DED 2?5 96=AD H:E9 q236 #FE9 32D632== AC24E:46 2D 2 D6CG:46 E@ E96 4@>>F?:EJ]k^Am
kAmQ%9C@F89 E9:D W42?46CX x 92G6 =62C?65 E92E x H2?E E@ 36 E96 36DE V>6V x 42? 36 \ x H2?E E@ 96=A 2?J3@5J x 42?[Q %:> C6=2E6D] Qx 2> 9@A67F= @7 8@@5 C6A@CED @? >J 3:\>@?E9=J 4964<FAD[ 2?5 x H2?E E@ 86E >J =:76 324< :? @C56C] x? 7:G6 J62CD x H2?E E@ 36 2 DF446DD7F= E62496C 2?5 4@249]Qk^Am
kAmp?5 E96 4@?EC@= q:D9@A @?46 925 @? E96 2E9=6E:4 7:6=5 2?5 @G6C 9:D 7FEFC6 92D 366? C6A=2465 3J 2 7:C>6C 72:E9 :? v@5]k^Am
kAmQ~7 4@FCD6 x AC2J 2 =@E[ E@@[Q 96 DE2E6D] Q%92EVD H96C6 xV> 86EE:?8 >J DEC6?8E9 2?5 9@A6 ?@H]k^Am
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.