Lynndon Lee Pope

January 12, 1938 - November 18, 2020

Lynndon Lee Pope of Dousman passed away on Wednesday, November 18, 2020 at the age of 82. He was born in Waukesha on January 12, 1938 the son of Kerig and Mildred Pope. As a Waukesha native, he attended Randall School and graduated in 1955 from Waukesha High School where he participated in track, swimming and football. He also performed lip-syncing to Spike Jones and other records as the Pope Brothers. Lynndon attended Milwaukee Teachers College, then went into the United States Airforce from 1954 until 1960. He took basic training in Lackland AFB in CA., trained in Bolixe MS, and then was stationed in San Antonio, TX and McCord AFB in WA. He was also stationed in Iceland for one year. On October 2, 1956 he married his soulmate Judy Eckert; she preceded him in death on September 4, 1997. Lynndon worked in the printing industry for 41 years and retired from Delzer Lithograph. He was an artist, had a great sense of humor, golfed as a duffer, and loved to dance. He is survived by his two children Julie (Barry) Mainwood of New Berlin and Jeff (Lynn) Pope of Elk Grove Village, IL; four grandchildren, Alex and Nick Pope and Madalyn and Maxwell Mainwood; his brother Kerig Roger Pope and sister Geri Buell. He is further survived by other relatives and friends. In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by his brother Foster Wendt. Graveside services will be held on Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. at Salem Cemetery on Hwy 83 in Wales. Please meet at the cemetery. If desired, memorials in Lynndon’s name are appreciated to Wounded Warriors United of Wisconsin, 2223 E. Apple Creek Road, Appleton, WI 54913 or online at https://www.woundedwarriorsunitedwi.org/donate/