William G. Pope, Somers Resident

William “Bucky” G. Pope, a 36 year resident of Somers, NY, passed away on April 20, 2014 at the Montefiore Medical Center in Bronx, NY. He was 69 years old -- born September 6, 1944 in Binghamton, NY to Raymond G. and Katherine Bowman Pope. 

Bucky is survived by his beloved wife, Sandra, of 42 years. He was the proud father of Cindy Gagliano (Chris) of Arlington, VA, Brian Pope (Jennifer) of Southport, CT, and Missy Green (Mark) of Seattle, WA and the cherished grandfather of Katherine, Marie, Sebastian, Anthony, Owen, and Finley. He is also survived by many cousins, including Gail Dombosky and Melanie Vaughn of Binghamton, NY.

Bucky earned Business degrees from SUNY Binghamton and a doctorate from Pace University. He worked at the TJ Watson Research Center in Yorktown, NY and retired in 2000 after 34 years with IBM. During his career, Bucky spent a year at the CERN Laboratory, living with his family in Geneva, Switzerland. After retirement he remained active in consulting and teaching while he developed the Beacon Business Simulation, a labor of love bringing together his combined computing and educational passions. 

Bucky was an avid traveler, loved learning and humor, and was a long time member of the Somers Lions Club.

Arrangements were handled by Clark Associates Funeral Home in Katonah, NY.

Memorial donations may be made to the Conquer Cancer Foundation http://www.conquercancerfoundation.org, or to the Putnam Humane Society at (845)225-7777 or http://puthumane.org/.