Bishop, William; obituary

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Napa County Historical Society

Name/Title

Bishop, William; obituary

Entry/Object ID

2011.1.12

Scope and Content

Published in the Napa Valley Register 8/30/03 William Bishop, Napa Died 8/27/03, age 75 Born 7/22/1928 in Winamaca IN Moved to Napa at age 6. Graduated from Napa HS 1947. Was a star halfback on the football team. Was awarded the Golden Football for being North Bay Outstanding Back in 1946 Studied at Napa Junior College & worked at Basalt Rock Company Joined the US AIr Force in 1951. Did basic training in San Antonio TX Married Lois Bauman in Napa on 12/23/1951 after basic training. They would have been married 52 yrs this yr Served on a variety of bases: Scott AFB IL, St ANthony, Newfoundland, Ent CO Discharged in 1955. Worked at Bank of America for 2 months. Then appointed Deputy Sheriff for Napa County by Sheriff John Claussen Promoted to captain in 1967 Ran the Jail/Records Division for 12 yrs Promoted to head of the Detective Division in 1979 Transfered to Patrol Division in 1982 till his retirement Loved to play golf with high-school buddies Dick Bishop, Frank Burrell, Jim Ford & Don Townsend While a deputy, he finished his education at Napa College & received a BA in Administration of Justice from Golden Gate University in San Francisco. He also attended the FBI National Academy in Quantico VA in 1977 Survived by wife, daughter Lynn McCrea (David) and their children, David Jr. & Travis, sister Dorothy Daley, half-brother Jim Badger, sister-in law Phyllis (Arnold) Vallerga, nieces Sandy Cordero, Karen DeSimoni & Diane Nolan, nephews Christopher, John & Michael Vallerga, and Ray & Ron Badger Predeceased by nephew Tom Daley

Collection

Obituaries

Acquisition

Accession

2011.1

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Obituary

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Announcement

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Declaratory Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

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Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1928 - 2003

Archive Notes

Date(s): 8/30/03

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Bishop, William Guy

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Bishop, Lois Bauman

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Bishop, Dick

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Burrell, Frank

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Badger, Jim

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Badger, Ray

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Badger, Ron

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Claussen, John

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Cordero, Sandi

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Daley, Dorothy

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Daley, Tom

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DeSimoni, Karen

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McCrea, Lynn

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McCrea, Travis

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McCrea, David Jr.

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McCrea, David

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Ford, Jim

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Nolan, Diane

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Vallerga, Arnold

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Vallerga, Christopher

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Vallerga, John

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Vallerga, Michael

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Vallerga, Phyllis Bauman

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Townsend, Don

Create Date

April 19, 2011

Update Date

June 14, 2023