Aubrey Alison Bishop Jr.
BISHOP Aubrey Alison Bishop, Jr., 90 years of age, died August
15, 2008 at home. He was born January 1, 1918 in Tibbs
Community,
TN. At the age of 23 he corrected "the accident of his birth
and moved home to Mobile." He served in WW II piloting B
24's and the Korean Conflict flying reconnaissance aircraft.
Prior to serving in WW II, Mr. Bishop worked at Brookley Air
Force Base. In 1946 he returned to Brookley Field as a line mechanic
and attained status of Superintendent of the Aircraft Branch
until the base's closing. After Brookley's closure, he secured
employment at Fort Rucker, where he worked as a helicopter test
pilot until his retirement in 1978. He served as a Captain in
the esteemed Dixie Division of the 31st Infantry. He also achieved
the rank of Warrant Officer IV in the Alabama Army National Guard
where he piloted both fixed wing aircraft and helicopters. He
was a graduate of Jones Law School in Montgomery, AL, a member
of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, Raphael Semmes Camp and
the VFW Post 49. Mr. Bishop and his wife owned and operated the
first motel, The Moulin Rouge, on Dauphin Island, AL. His wife
of 63 years, Doris Hassell Bishop, and three children survive
him; Sherry L. Bishop, Ava Bishop Barbour and Aubrey A. Bishop,
III (Jenny). Five grandchildren; Aubrey A. Bishop, IV (Maryanna),
Alison Baxter Herlihy, Lauren Marie Barbour, Baxter Alexander
Bishop and Justine Herlihy, all of Mobile. He takes with him
the sweetness of his caretaker, "second wife" Ms. Beverly
Williams Taylor. The family extends special appreciation to Alacare
Hospice and their staff. Mr. Bishop was a member of an elite
corps of fiercely independent men who lived life with an unwavering
devotion to savoring all it could offer. He possessed a precise
intellect and a boundless capacity for loving his family and
friends. He has now "stored his plane in the hangar on the
field where flyers go." A graveside service will be held
today at 2PM in Pine Crest West Cemetery.
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