Dr. Sgt. 1st Class Terry Lee Pope Sr.

On June 21, 2014 Terry Pope, Sr. slipped away to eternal rest in the promised land. He is predeceased by his loving and dedicated wife, Pamela A. Pope; parents, Landis & Dorothy Pope; brothers, John Pope & William Pope; and sister, Mary Jo Blount. Terry leaves to cherish his memory his daughter, Dawn Spencer (Tim); son, Terry Pope, Jr. (Demetrice); grandsons, Tyler Spencer and Terry Pope, III; granddaughters, Olympus Spencer, Thelma Jones, and Tatyanna Pope; sisters, Helen Sisco (Richard), Ethel Pittman (Morris), Sandra Jones (Robert), Paulette Pope, Doris Davis (Maurice), Juanita Pope and Gloria Govan; a brother, Landis Pope, Jr. and mother-in-law, Shirley Eley. Terry was an inquisitive child and extremely intelligent. He had a natural ability to fix things. It was not enough for Terry to 'know' that something worked; he had to take it apart to see for himself 'how' things worked which got him into a lot of trouble with daddy at a very young age. One of the early signs of his inquisitive nature was around age 3 or 4 when he would use a butter knife to unscrew all the socket plates from the electrical outlets around the house. At other times, when he was a little older, he would take apart radios and put them back together; and yes, they worked well, and sometimes better, after he was done. During his pre-teen years, amongst many things, Terry had a paper route, loved to shoot marbles, played horseshoes, built skateboards and made sling-shots. Terry had an awesome collection of marbles and a huge plastic 'green army men' collection. Also, he played basketball in high school. In 1978 Terry joined the U.S. Army. He and his wife, Pam, were high school sweethearts and married early in his military career. Starting their family at a young age, their children, Dawn & Terry, Jr. (TJ), were their pride and joy. During his military career Terry achieved a rank of Sergeant First Class receiving special commendations and most notably he received medals for his leadership and service in the Army's efforts to liberate Kuwait in the Dessert Storm theater. Terry retired after 21 and a-half years of stellar, dedicated military service. Upon retirement and in effort to launch a successful post-military career, Terry focused on enhancing his education ultimately earning a PhD in Computer Information Systems & Information Technology. He remained in Fayetteville, NC, making it his home where he raised his children and grandchildren, made new loving and caring friends including trusting neighbors and co-workers, and also found a church home at True Vine Ministries World Outreach Fellowship under the leadership of Pastors Ernest and Cynthia Jones, where he has been an active member. At his death, Terry was actively employed as an Electronics Digital Computer Mechanic at Tobyhanna Army Depot with more than 13 years of post-military dedicated service. We are devastated at the sudden loss of our dear Father, Grandfather, Brother, Uncle, Son-in-Law, Brother-in-Law, and Friend. As we move forward without Terry's physical presence, we will always hold on to the precious gift of fond memories of our beloved brother. Terry is gone too soon, but we take great comfort in Jesus promise in John 14, and also in the word found in 2 Corinthians 5:8. The Pope Family~

Dr. Sgt. 1st Class Terry Lee Pope Sr.

December 16, 1958 - June 21, 2014