Edward Popek

Edward Michael Popek was born on March 1, 1922 in
Wild Rose.  His parents were Albert (originally
Wojciech) Popek born April 20, 1880 in Ranerzuw,
Poland.  He immigrated in 1898. His wife was Mary
Pochern. She was born in August 1879 in Poland. 
hey were married January 3, 1902 in Chicago. Eddie
had a weakness for women, an appearance of looking
guilty, "Hello stuck up" as a favorite saying and
experience with John Deere tractors.  He played Mr.
Angus, attorney for the Van Dyke estate in "Sound
Your Horn" as a Junior and "Felix Thackeray, the man
of all work in "Intimate Enemies" as a Senior.  He
graduated in 1939. He enlisted in the Army Air
Corps September 30, 1942 in Milwaukee.  His skills
were listed as semi-skilled machine shop. He took
pre-flight training in San Antonio and then 9 weeks
of basic pilot school at Perrin Field in Texas on 450
horsepower planes before advanced school. He
married Erma Lea McMullin November 21 1948 at
the Baptist Church in Orrick, Missouri.  He taught
at Central Junior High in St Louis.  He died December
26, 2001 in St Louis. His wife died April 19, 2010.