ers ▁and ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁trust ees . ▁He ▁established ▁the ▁Pope ▁Sch olar ship ▁Fund ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁and , ▁with ▁other ▁Bow do in ▁al umn i , ▁established ▁the ▁H ald ane ▁Cup , ▁an ▁award ▁presented ▁to ▁a ▁senior ▁who ▁demonstr ates ▁the ▁leadership ▁and ▁character ▁of ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁Captain ▁Andrew ▁H ald ane . ▁H ald ane , ▁who ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Pe le li u , ▁was ▁the ▁captain ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁Bow do in ▁football ▁team ▁and ▁a ▁class mate ▁of ▁Pope . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁the ▁school ▁awarded ▁Pope ▁an ▁honor ary ▁Doctor ▁of ▁La ws ▁degree . ▁ ▁Pope ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Ele an or ▁lived ▁on ▁Am elia ▁Island ▁in ▁Florida ▁and ▁on ▁Great ▁P ond ▁in ▁Bel grade ▁L akes , ▁Maine , ▁before ▁failing ▁health ▁sp ur red ▁them ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁mid co ast ▁area ▁of ▁Maine ▁to ▁be ▁near er ▁their ▁sons . ▁The ▁couple ▁entered ▁the ▁Hill ▁House ▁assist ed - l iving ▁facility ▁in ▁Bath ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁His ▁wife ▁died ▁there ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁and ▁Pope ▁himself ▁died ▁six ▁months ▁later , ▁on ▁the ▁morning ▁of ▁his ▁ 9 0 th ▁birth day . ▁Ever ett ▁and ▁Ele an or ▁Pope ▁were ▁cre m ated ▁and , ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 0