Stephen Edward Bishop

Funeral services will be held on Friday at 1pm at Shannon Rose Hill Funeral Chapel with interment to follow at Shannon Rose Hill Memorial Park. Visitation will be held 6-8 Thursday at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers donations can be made to AIDS Outreach Center of Fort Worth (http://www.aoc.org).

Stephen was born in Sacramento, Ca. He moved here as a young child and was a longtime Ft Worth resident, who no matter where he went, he was always rooted in the DFW area. He graduated from Eastern Hills High school, and then went on to Stephen F. Austin State University where he achieved his Masters Degree in Fine Arts with a specialization in Costuming. After college he did freelance costume design in Florida and California, and then went on to design costumes for the Bristol Renaissance Fair near Chicago, Il. He went on to work for Frankels Costumes in Houston, Incredible Productions in Dallas, and then made his own mark on the costuming world with a joint venture with Wendy Dillard called The Creative Alliance. Stephen and Wendy created costumes for church groups, Incredible Productions, and coordinated the costumes for the Dallas Christmas Festival at Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano for several years. One of his greatest costuming achievements were the Angels in the Christmas Festival and how it seemed that they really were "flying". He also costumed the Casa Manana production of the “Music Man” at Bass Hall.

Stephen loved roller coasters and was a card carrying member of A.C.E., the American Coaster Enthusiasts. He loved Big Band music, the Carpenters, Glee, and Broadway Show tunes. He was also a member of the Fort Worth Scottish Association.

A special thank you goes out to the staff at Kindred Hospital who treated Stephen and his family with tender loving care in our time of need.

He is preceded in death by his father Tom Bishop.

Survivors: his mother, Stella Bishop; uncle, Gordon Dollar; cousin, Angela Bandy; his aunts, Joyce Morris and Margie Ford; his caretaker/dear friend Edmund Wirfel; his 6 cats and a host of friends across the country that will miss him dearly.

Arrangements under the direction of Shannon Rose Hill Funeral Chapel & Cemetery, Fort Worth, TX.