Pope was my state rep, too. His kids and mine went to Mustang Schools together but I never saw him around to help with band parents or such things. I encountered him once outside the state house chambers to speak to him about a pending bill. He was very difficult to speak to about the issue, didn’t appear interested in interaction with a voter. He was definitely a loose cannon.
Very lose cannon. I had a few interactions with him. I’m not totally comfortable talking down someone who has passed away etc... but he was about half nuts.