My friend Corbett
Friday, June 12, 2009 at 10:38PM 
My friend Corbett Bishop passed away unexpectedly of natural causes in the early morning of May 2nd, 2009 at his home in Arusha, Tanzania. He was only 38 but he had lived a full and compelling life. He found his life's passion as a sixteen year old on his first travels to Africa. He returned to his passion in 1993 initially as a guide on Kilimanjaro and soon was changing and inspiring the lives of people from around the world with Corbett Bishop Safaris. The greatest adventure of his life was raising his 2 beautiful children Ella and Luca in his beloved Africa. Corbett lived a joyously full life through his soulful music, conservation and world travels, and his many friends and family.
Corbett will be remembered as a striving conservationist, professional hunter, mountain guide, man of letters, soulful musician, birder, friend, son, loving father and forever and truth seeker.
Corbett and I were making plans to do a photographic portrait project of the Maasai communities that he was in contact with, and I am sad that we won't be able to spend more time creating fun and exciting memories out in the bush in Tanzania. We will all miss him dearly.
Reader Comments (3)
My sincere condolences on your loss, Andy.
Mark
Andy,
I am sorry to hear about the loss of your good friend. I know what it's like to loose a close friend which I did more than 30 years ago. I never go through a day without thinking about all the good times we had and what a special person he was.
Dick Berry
Hi Andy, I was thinking about Corbett today and wondered if his company or conservation lives on. I googled his name and found you. Do you know anything? I'm just an old friend from Houston and think of his sprit and person often.