Harloe Wayne Brewster

Harloe W. Brewster, 89 of Fairfax, Virginia passed away on Thursday, November 2, 2023, surrounded by his family. Harloe was the second oldest son of George and Sophia Brewster. He grew up in Wythe County, Virginia and graduated from Rural Retreat High School in 1953. After high school, he joined the U.S. Army where he spent time overseas in Germany. After his time in the Army, he was recruited by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and moved to Washington, D.C. where he began his lifelong career at the Bureau. While working at the Bureau, he met his loving wife of 53 years, Selena, and they had four children, Randy, Vickie, Sherri, and Terri. In 1972, he moved his family to Fairfax and remained there for the next 51 years. He retired from the F.B.I. in 1989 after 36 years of service to the U.S. Government. Harloe was a co-owner of Valley Trees, a landscape company based out of Floyd, VA, and planted trees all over Northern VA. If he wasn’t planting trees, he was delivering loads of mulch to his customers in his Isuzu truck. Harloe was an avid bowler for over 60 years. Back in the day, he bowled in a F.B.I. league and then went on to help start the Centreville Moose Bowling League where he enjoyed bowling on the Brew Crew team with his twin daughters, son-in-law and grandchildren before retiring his bowling shoes in 2019 at the age of 85. Harloe was an active member of Centreville Moose Lodge for over 45 years and obtained the Pilgrim Degree, their highest honor of service award, in 1997. He served as Governor and many other elected positions throughout his time at the Moose. He was also a member of the American Legion Post #177 in Fairfax. After his retirement from the Bureau, you could find him at the Legion every morning having coffee. One of Harloe’s greatest joys was working in his garden. He had quite a green thumb and loved sharing his vegetables with his family, friends, and neighbors. Every summer, he and the twins would make jelly and freezer jam, and spend many hours canning tomatoes, sweet potatoes, and beets. He loved fruit and could name every type of apple known to man. Harloe’s daughters and grandchildren were his world. You could always find him on the sidelines of the football, lacrosse and softball fields or bowling alley cheering on the grandkids. Harloe also enjoyed camping with his family and was always up for a road trip in his RV. He is survived by his three daughters, Vickie Brewster, Sherri Railey (Merritt) and Terri Kyle (Bob), six grandchildren, Brian Brewster (Beth), Mackenzi Kyle, Merritt Railey (Samantha), Bobby Kyle (Larissa), Greyson Railey and Logan Railey and three great-grandchildren, Noah, Oliver, and Paisley. He is also survived by three brothers, Paul Brewster, Leon Brewster, and Dean Brewster and one sister, Charlotte Cline, as well as many nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his wife, Selena Brewster, his son, Randy, brothers, George and John Brewster and sister, Lois Robinson. There will be a viewing at Pierce Funeral Home on Sunday, November 12 from 5:00-8:00pm. A graveside service with Military Honors will be held at Stonewall Memory Gardens in Manassas, Virginia at ¬¬¬¬10:00am on Monday, November 13, 2023. The Celebration of Life service will be held at Park Valley Church, 4500 Waverly Farm Drive, Haymarket, Virginia 20169 on Monday, November 13, 2023, at 11:30am. There will be a reception immediately following the service at the church. The Celebration of Life service will be livestreamed on Harloe’s Facebook page starting at 11:00am.

Harloe Wayne Brewster

May 3, 1934 - November 2, 2023