Tag: Jim Bishop
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Jim Bishop’s castle: A towering legacy forged through sickness and tragedy
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Last year over the holidays, Valerie Bishop Moore was cooking while “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” played on the TV. Her father made a request. Jim Bishop wanted nothing to do with the Grinch. “He said, ‘Valerie, I need you to turn this off,’” the…
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Jim Bishop’s castle: A towering legacy forged through sickness and tragedy
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Last year over the holidays, Valerie Bishop Moore was cooking while “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” played on the TV. Her father made a request. Jim Bishop wanted nothing to do with the Grinch. “He said, ‘Valerie, I need you to turn this off,’” the…
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Memorial service for castle builder Jim Bishop scheduled
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A memorial service for Jim Bishop, who single-handedly built one of Colorado’s most unique landmarks, will be held Dec. 6 at St. Mary Catholic Church in Pueblo, according to a Facebook post. Bishop, who began building Bishop Castle southwest of Pueblo in 1969 and never…
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Jim Bishop’s castle: A towering legacy forged through sickness and tragedy
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Last year over the holidays, Valerie Bishop Moore was cooking while “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” played on the TV. Her father made a request. Jim Bishop wanted nothing to do with the Grinch. “He said, ‘Valerie, I need you to turn this off,’” the…
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Jim Bishop, one-man builder of Colorado landmark Bishop Castle, has died
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The man who single-handedly built one of Colorado’s most eclectic landmarks died early Thursday. A Bishop Castle Facebook post announced that builder Jim Bishop passed away “surrounded by loved ones” in Pueblo, where he was a lifelong resident. Services have yet to be announced. Bishop…