Clifton "Clif" Harry Brown

Clifton (Clif) Harry Brown, 100, of Gainesville, VA, passed away peacefully on December 31, 2018 at the Lake Manassas Health & Rehabilitation Center in Gainesville. Clif lived a long and productive life which benefitted greatly from his solid midwestern values and work ethic. He grew up in southeastern Kansas graduating high school in Colony, Kansas. He was the first in his family to attend and graduate college with a business / teaching certificate. Clif was a career civil servant spending most of his career working for the US Postal Service. This was punctuated by service in the Army Air Corps during WW II. He was a B-17 Pilot and flew over 30 missions in the European Theater. During his service in Europe he was awarded the Air Medal with Four Oak Leaf Clusters and the Distinguished Flying Cross. Clif married Doris Walker on June 20, 1942. They were married until Doris’ death in 2007. Clif and Doris lived many places including Northern Virginia, Cleveland, Cincinnatti, Denver, Lenoir City, Aiken, Winston Salem, Phoenix and Bluffton. Most of the moves were associated with Clif’s career but some by Doris’ wanderlust! The pair had three children: Maureen Jones, Pam Jeckell and Clifton Brown Jr. When Clif retired from civil service in 1971 he went back to school at Virginia Tech to study Industrial Arts. Much to Cliff Jr’s chagrine (an engineering student at VT at the time) his Dad earned a 4.0 GPA 😊. After VT Clif went on to a multi-year career as the Business Manager at Aiken Tech in South Carolina after which he fully retired. In retirement Clif was an ardent gardner, carpenter/woodworker, father and grandfather. Clif is survived by his three children; Daughter-In-Law Donna; grandchildren Mont, Cory, Kenny, Meghann, Debbie and Angie; and six great grand-children Erick, Noelle, Johnathan, Ryan, Alyssa and Lillian. As the patriarch of the family he will be sadly missed! A Celebration of Life will be conducted at Shepherd of the Hills United Methodist Church in the Spring. In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made to Shepherd of the Hills United Methodist Church in memory of Clif, 13658 W Meeker Blvd, Sun City West, AZ 85375.

Clifton "Clif" Harry Brown

October 3, 1918 - December 31, 2018