{"database": "openregs", "table": "congressional_record", "rows": [["CREC-2024-12-31-pt1-PgE1335-2", "2024-12-31", 118, 2, null, null, "HONORING THE LIFE OF WORLEY \"SKIP\" BISHOP, Jr.", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "HONORING", "E1335", "E1335", "[{\"name\": \"H. Morgan Griffith\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "170 Cong. Rec. E1335", "Congressional Record, Volume 170 Issue 196 (Tuesday, December 31, 2024)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 196 (Tuesday, December 31, 2024)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E1335]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n            HONORING THE LIFE OF WORLEY ``SKIP'' BISHOP, Jr.\n\n                                 ______\n\n                        HON. H. MORGAN GRIFFITH\n\n                              of virginia\n\n                    in the house of representatives\n\n                       Tuesday, December 31, 2024\n\n  Mr. GRIFFITH. Mr. Speaker, I rise in honor of Worley ``Skip'' Bishop,\nJr., who passed away on September 7th, at the age of 83. Mr. Bishop\ndedicated his life to his family, students, and the community of Floyd,\nVirginia.\n  Worley ``Skip'' Bishop Jr. was born on October 14, 1940, to Worley S.\n``Sam'' Bishop, Sr. and Estella ``Jackie'' Bishop. He was a natural\nathlete and excelled at playing baseball, basketball, and golf.\n  Skip had a big heart for his home in Floyd, Virginia. He served as\nMayor for nearly two decades and was determined to make Floyd a\nvibrant, thriving community.\n  He taught at Floyd County High School, in Floyd, Virginia and deeply\ncared for his students and athletes.\n  He coached for 35 years earning various accolades including: District\nGolf Coach of the Year six times; District Baseball Coach of the Year\nfour times; Timberland Golf Coach of the Year four times; State\nBasketball Coach of the Year in 1985. Under his direction, Floyd County\nBasketball was the State Runner Up in 1987, and the Floyd County High\nSchool Golf team became State Champions in 2000, 2001, 2006, and 2007.\n  Skip's greatest love was his family and was proud to be known as Dad\nand Papa. His marriage to Martha Ann Bass Bishop for 59 years, produced\nloving and joyful, as they shared two children, four grandchildren, and\nsix great-grandchildren.\n  He leaves behind his loving wife, Martha; daughter, Sandra ``Sandi''\nBishop Smith; son, Michael ``Mike'' (Jessica) Bishop; grandchildren,\nStefan ``Sam'' (Michaela) Bishop, Sydney Smith, Joel ``Max'' (Hailey)\nBishop and Sloan Smith; great-grandchildren, Sofia, Daisy, Killian,\nEcho, Revan and Fox Bishop; his dearly loved sister, Loretta (Jack)\nBishop Hicks; and many beloved cousins and friends.\n  Skip is preceded in death by his father, Worley S. ``Sam'' Bishop,\nSr.; his mother, Estella ``Jackie'' Bishop; his granddaughter, Sawyer\nLynn Smith; and many beloved cousins and friends.\n  Worley ``Skip'' Bishop, Jr. was larger than life. Whether you called\nhim Skip, Dad, Papa, or Coach, he is dearly missed and remembered by\nall who knew him, and especially in Floyd County, Virginia.\n\n                          ____________________"]], "columns": ["granule_id", "date", "congress", "session", "volume", "issue", "title", "chamber", "granule_class", "sub_granule_class", "page_start", "page_end", "speakers", "bills", "citation", "full_text"], "primary_keys": ["granule_id"], "primary_key_values": ["CREC-2024-12-31-pt1-PgE1335-2"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 24.996944004669785, "source": "Federal Register API & Regulations.gov API", "source_url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/developers/api/v1", "license": "Public Domain (U.S. Government data)", "license_url": "https://www.regulations.gov/faq"}