My first VP assignment was at Trafalgar with Dick who was the Principal at both Trafalgar and Ealing. What a great person to learn from! Dick was a true mentor and when I eventually went for my Principal's interview, it was Dick who I returned to for help in preparing! Great guy!! Truly missed!
While teaching there, my first son was born and now he is a professor.
One day, news came on the radio about Pres. Kennedy being shot and we passed it along to our students.
Dick was a great vice principal !
My sincere sympathy to the Family .Mr Pope was a teacher at Hillcrest P.S. In London That I attended many years ago and spoke with him several times in the last few years as we lived in the same area .I always called him Mr. Pope just like I did when I was a child .He will be missed ...
Aunt Mary and family: I just learned of Dick's passing and our family is certainly sorry to hear it. So glad you had the time with him. Mom and all of us kids are very sorry and I'll keep you in my thoughts and prayers in the weeks ahead. Thinking of you.
I was fortunate enough to have Mr.Pope twuce while attending Lorne Ave school many years ago. He was my favourite teacher of all time. He always had time for everybody, and was always taking time to get us playing games in class, while we never realized that we were doing a lot of memory work at the time. He was one great guy. I am now almost seventy, and live on Vancouver Island B.C. Thanks to my cousin who still lives in London I heard about his passing. My thoughts are with you and your family. Sincerely, Barb Miller
Dick was my Principal when he ran both Trafalgar and Ealing Schools and I was his VP at Trafalgar. What a wonderful learning experience he allowed me as he shared the Principal's duties with me at Trafalgar. There was no one in my educational experiences who cared more and wanted the best for the kids. He was one of a kind. Sue and I remember him fondly and thank him for his friendship during those several years on Hamilton Road....and following as he took such an interest in the careers of the people with whom he worked. A great guy!!
Dear Mary and family. please except our sympathies on the passing of Richard. He will be fondly remembered but sadly missed. I know what it's like we lost Mary in September 3 2006. It always leaves a whole until we see them again in Heaven. I will pray for your family. Rev Dr Patricia Carson
We are so sorry to read of Dick's passing. He was my first vice-principal when I began teaching at Hillcrest Public School in London and then was my principal at Ealing Public School. I remember Dick's sense of humour, and his strong support of kids and teachers. I really enjoyed working with him.
Dear Mary and Family; It was with sadness that I read about Dick's passing. You have my sincere condolences. Dick,along with the old gang, were the first to welcome me to Indian Hills. They are mostly gone now, however, I will always think of Dick and the others as my good friends. He will be missed. Ted
Jeff and Janice, I am so sorry to hear of your father's passing. He was such a wonderful man. I always remember the sound of his laughter and how his eyes twinkled when I think of him.
Dear Mary, Janice, Jeff and extended Families. Please accept our sincere sympathy. We have such fond memories of Dick and family at the cottage at Glendale Beach. Everyone will miss a kind, gentle father, grandpa, uncle, teacher and neighbour with a wonderful sense of humour.
Dear Mary and Families Our thoughts and prayers are with you. We were instructed on curling strategies and game play in our first years joining the forest curling club by Dick and continue to play to this day. May he rest in peace.
Mr. Pope will always be in our hearts. He was a great neighbour. My favorite memory of Dick is him cutting the grass, and Kyle following close behind with his bubble morrow! He will always be Lawn morrow Pope. All our love the Harris'
We have many wonderful memories of time spent with Dick in Lakeland,Florida. Thinking about his sense of humour and quick wit will always bring a smile to our hearts and faces. He will be missed however he will always be remembered as a special friend. Carolyn Rollins and Sharron Crickard
