Lee Wayne Mccullough

On Saturday, July 31, 2021, Lee Wayne McCullough passed away at the age of 83 from stomach cancer. Lee was born on June 30, 1938 in Meade, Kansas to Glen and Alma (Klotz) McCullough. He graduated from Meade High School in 1956 and attended Pratt Junior College on a track scholarship before enlisting in the United States Air Force in 1959. He was selected for Officer Training School and achieved the rank of Major by the time he retired. While in the Air Force, Lee earned his BS in electrical engineering from Oklahoma State University, a master’s degree in electrical engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology, and a master’s degree in computer engineering from the University of Massachusetts. He worked as a systems engineer in the Air Force, developing command and control systems for flight simulators. While working at the Aerospace Research Pilot School, he served under the command of General Chuck Yeager, where he received a letter of commendation from General Yeager. After his retirement from the Air Force in 1979, Lee worked for the Mitre Corporation as a consultant for the military until his retirement in 2000. Lee often spoke about growing up in a small town in Kansas, where he was delivered by his aunts in his home. His father served as town sheriff, and for several years the family lived in the same building as the local jail, often eating meals with the prisoners. Possibly because of this, Lee was one of the most honest people you’ll ever meet. He had a love of country music (especially Don Gibson), home cooking, traveling, plays, and musicals. He was a man of many talents and was able to build anything without the need for instructions. He met his wife Dorothy, and the two married on March 3, 1962. He often shared that he couldn’t believe he convinced her to marry him. Together they moved around frequently for his job, living in Fairbanks, AK, Alexandria, VA, Stillwater, OK, Edward’s Air Force Base, CA, Wright Paterson Air Force Base, OH, Westford, MA, Rinteln, Germany, Heidelberg, Germany, Seoul, Korea, and Fredericksburg, VA. Upon his retirement, he moved to Hellertown, PA to be closer to his grandchildren, before finally moving to Center Valley, PA in 2018. Lee and his family traveled extensively throughout Europe and Asia when he was stationed overseas and after he retired. He loved exploring new places and insisted on walking for hours, including a memorable trip to Rome with 8 straight hours of walking. Only later was it realized that the constant walking was because he had a hard time figuring out public transportation in foreign cities. Another one of his huge loves was dogs. He grew up surrounded by them, one of which met him every day after school to walk home with him. He was well known in his neighborhood for his beloved havanese, Meg, who came to live with him in March 2019. He made her home cooked meals every day and could often be seen taking her for walks. Lee was predeceased by his wife, Dorothy (Snyder) McCullough in 2018, his parents, Glen and Alma McCullough, his sister, Loretta Gillen, and his brother, Art McCullough. He is survived by his son, Peter McCullough, of Doylestown, PA, his daughter, Susan (Seth) Tennant of Westfield, NJ, his brother, Charles McCullough of Richmond, VA, and several nieces and nephews. He was a loving “Poppy” to his six grandsons (Jackson, Max, and Luke Tennant; Riley, Reagan, and Logan McCullough) and enjoyed their concerts and sporting events until he was no longer well enough to attend. A service at Washington Crossing National Cemetery will be held in October. Helping others was always important to Lee. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Mayo Clinic, 200 First St. SW Rochester, NY 55905, or to the Alzheimer’s Association, 225 N. Michigan Avenue, Floor 17, Chicago, IL 60601. To leave online condolences, please visit his “Book of Memories” at falkfuneralhomes.com