| Nuclear Family | |
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| Born at Oak Knoll Naval Hospital -- Oakland, California | |
| Dad: Douglas S. Bishop, August 1, 1929 | |
| Mom: Vivian Marie (Mack) Bishop, February 3, 1931 | |
| Bro: Laurence Douglas Bishop, October 10, 1952 | |
| Sis: Janeen Marie (Bishop) Graham, February 27, 1957 |
| Childhood | |
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| Fishing with my Dad at Maritime Park pier in San Francisco is one of my earliest memorable moments | |
| Moved from 44th and Taraval Street to South San Francisco in 1957 |  |
| Entered First Grade at St. Veronica's in 1960 |  |
| Altar Boy, Cub Scout, Pee Wee Baseball | |
| Graduated from the Eighth Grade of Sister Louise in 1968 | |
| 'Order of the Holy Infant Jesus' from Dublin,Ireland | |
| Second string basketball player | |
| Regular at Boys Clubs of America including boxing, shop and games | |
| Delivered papers, cut lawns and carried bags starting at ten years old | |
| Good parents and home | |
| Teenager and High School | |
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| In my face for ten years |  |
| Started W2 payroll work at Fifteen Years Old | |
| Graduated South San Francisco High School with Distinction, Great Teachers! 1972 | |
| Swim Team medalist, Water Polo heavy | |
| SSFHS Ecology Club presented First Earth Day in 1970 | |
| Began Backpacking in 1970, arrived in Yosemite Valley during the YNP Ranger Riots | |
| Climbed Mt. Whitney, Ritter and hiked High Sierra in 1971, hitch-hiking to mountains | |
| Completed John Muir Trail in June of 1972 | |
| Commenced writing in 1972 |
| Young Adult Seventies | |
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| Self supporting since seventeen. | |
| Moved to a tent in Tuolumne Meadows on June 12, 1972; the day after High School Graduation | |
| Hitch-Hiked to New York City, Boston and the East Coast, and back to California, in Summer of 1972 | |
| Worked, climbed and skied in Yosemite National Park for two years | ,Record of my only first ascent, Shaky Flakes |
| Climbing odyssey to Hood in Oregon,Bugaboos and Selkirks in Canada, Tetons in Wyoming during 1973 | |
| Community College Calculus, Industrial Arts and Theatre at Columbia College in Tuolumne County; 1974 to 1976 | |
| Bought mountain land in 1976 close to Siskiyou Summit; | |
| Changed Name to Mack Bishop during two month Alaska Adventure in 1978 | |
| Local Dance and Theatre from 1976 thru 1981 in San Francisco, Santa Cruz and Ashland | |
| National Ski Patrol Member on Mount Ashland, Oregon; 1977 and 1978 | |
| Worked hard all decade in Restaurant, Logging, Construction, Mechanic, Tree Planting and Roustabout | |
| Career and Family Eighties |
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| Met Kris Gardner on October 12, 1979 while waitering at the Gold Mirror Restaurant, 18th and Taraval, San Francisco |
| Graduated Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, University of California, Santa Cruz 1982; self funded |
| Software Engineer for Tandem Computers in Cupertino, then GTE Sprint, then Wells Fargo |
| Robin K. Bishop born September 7, 1983 |
| Drew G. Bishop born July 23, 1986 |
| Celebrated Marriage to Kris Gardner on October 12, 1986 at Gold Mirror - San Francisco |
| Moved from San Francisco to Folsom, California to raise our family in December 1986 |
| Project Manager in Aerospace Systems Integration and Business Development for TRW |
| Skiing, Biking and Hiking |
| Fabulous Family Life with Great Children |
| Golden Nineties |
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| Family life of education, weekends and soccer ~ an absolute joy |
| Software Entrepreneur ~ Development, Teaching, Business |
| Annual alpine cross-country treks along "The Sierra High Route" |
| Alpine Telemark Skier since 1992 |
| Restarted Sail Racing in 1995 |
| BGA Consulting Inc. ~ Business in Software Development Project Management |
| Family Vacations to Alaska, Cananda and East Coast |
| Began Rhinocerous Collection |
| Millenia |
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| Dot Com boom and bust with two Startups |
| Middle Fork Feather River, Plumas County |
| Robin Graduated with Honors from Loretto High School, Sacramento Ca. May 2001; UC Santa Barbara 2005 |
| Drew Graduated Jesuit High School, Sacramento Ca. 2004; Sacramento State 2010 |
| National Ski Patrol |
| Sailboat Racing |
| European Travel |
| Everybody Moved On |
| Post Millenia |
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| Bachelor |
| Remodeling East Sacramento Craftsman Bungalow |
| Master of Arts in Humanities, CSUS 2011 |
| Retired from Skiing in 2010 |
| Much more Travel, especially Italy |
| Much more left |
