Bishop White ’40

Maj. Bishop White AF Ret., 83, died of emphysema Oct. 13, 2001 in the Philippines. Bish's father, Bishop Sr., died when Bish was two. The family moved from Hartford to Kansas City with his stepfather, Bevis Longstreth '15, and then back to Princeton where Bish attended Princeton Country Day and Lawrenceville, graduating from Princeton with a major in English.

His many friends will remember his upbeat personality, whether it be on the football field, the wrestling mat, or in the Triangle Show with his marimba playing in the swing trio with Bob Cutler and Bob Piper. Bish was art editor of the Tiger magazine and a columnist for the Prince, and a member of Cottage Club and the ROTC.

During WWII he flew P-39s to the Russians in Alaska and over the "Hump" to China, trained pilots in the Korean War, and, at the age of 50, in 1968, flew Otters and 'copters in Vietnam.

Bish was a writer/photographer for Life magazine in NYC, then started his own lumber company and advertising business in Phoenix, Ariz.

He is survived by his wife, Mila, sons Bishop III, Niles, and Jason, daughter Theodora, two sisters, Peg Longstreth Bayer and Dr. Dorothy Woods, a brother, Bevis Longstreth, and eight grandchildren.

The Class of 1940