Brian E. Bishop

Brian E. Bishop of Langhorne, PA passed away peacefully at the age of 81 on October 20, 2026.

Raised in Croydon, PA Brian was a graduate of St. Lukes Lutheran School (Croydon), Bucks County Technical School, Delhaas High School (1963) and Rider College.

He was hired by the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission during his senior year of high school in their print shop and eventually rose to the position of Comptroller. He retired at the age of 52 after 34 years of service.

His career with the Bridge Commission was interrupted in 1966 when he was drafted by the US Army. After a year of training at the Signal Corps School at Fort Monmouth, NJ he was assigned to the White House Communications Agency to maintain the voice cryptographic equipment at the White House. After 2 years of service under Presidents Johnson and Nixon, making numerous foreign and domestic trips with the Presidential support team, he was honorably discharged in 1969.

Brian was proud of his involvement with the Middletown Township soccer program during its formative years in the early 1970s. He served as Treasurer and In House Soccer Director. He also coached In House Co-ed, Boys Travel and Girls Travel teams.

Brian's joy was his love of his family, vacations to many locations, most of which were tropical all over the Caribbean and Hawaii, but he also loved his very special trips to London and Italy with the love of his life Judy.

He was the one of the late Eleanor T. Burns and George P. Bishop, Sr. He was preceded in death by his wife of 36 years Judith (MacGann) Bishop. He was also preceded in death by his sister Kathleen (Bishop) McCaffery and her husband Dan McCaffrey.

He is survived by his son Jonathan and his wife Shawn of Missouri; his daughter Stephanie (Bishop) Ward and her husband David of Chalfont; his stepdaughter Shari Farley and her husband Tim of Newtown; and six grandchildren, Shane, Shelby and Coby Bishop; Joy Ward; Shannon and Brendon Farley.

Brian is also survived by his brother George of South Carolina; sister Cheryl DelPizzo and her husband Tom of Chalfont; sister-in-law Sigrid Kelsey and her husband Rodger of Smyrna, DE. He is also survived by many special nieces and nephews.

Family and friends are invited to attend his committal service at precisely 11:30am on Friday, November 27, 2026 at Washington Crossing National Cemetery, 830 Highland Road, Newtown, PA 19040.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in his name may be made to the Guardians of the National Cemetery, PO Box 233, Newtown, PA 18940 or to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 3401 Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104-4399.