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Curtis Brewer Obituary
The son of the late Anderson Brewer and Clara Grace Foster Brewer, he was born on June 19, 1929 in Bentonia, Miss.
Curtis graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1953 and served during the Korean and Vietnam wars retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel. He received several commendations which included the Legion of Merit with one Oak Leaf Cluster, Army Commendation Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, Joint Service Commendation Medal, National Defense Service Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster, Meritorious Unit Citation, Vietnam Service Medal with 3 Bronze Service Stars, Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Palm (two awards) Republic of Vietnam Civil Actions Honor Medal, First Class. He was a member and Sergeant at Arms for West Point Highland Falls Rotary Club.
Survivors include his wife, Zelda Ostroff Brewer of Highland Falls; son, Dr. Joshua Brewer of Fort Montgomery, daughter, Kandice Brewer of St. Thomas, Virgin Islands; sister, Faye Smith of Dallas, Texas; nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be held on Thursday, November 29th from 2-4 & 7-9 p.m. at William F. Hogan Funeral Home, 135 Main Street, Highland Falls.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, November 30th at 1:30 p.m. at the Old Cadet Chapel, West Point, N.Y. Interment will follow in Post Cemetery, West Point.
Memorial contributions may be made to Highland Falls Public Library, 298 Main Street, Highland Falls, NY 10928, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, P.O. Box 750, New York, NY 10131-0304, or 4 Paws Humane Society, c/o Newton, 1 River Breeze Drive, Highland Falls, NY 10928.
Arrangements were made by William F. Hogan Funeral Home, Highland Falls. 845-446-2868
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for Curtis Brewer
Al Shearer
December 7, 2023
I miss you cousin Curtis. I turned 50 this year and all the things you used to tell me are certainly true.
Don & Betsy Conley
December 12, 2007
My thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.
Norma Jean Brewer-Fortner
December 1, 2007
May God be with you and your family
during the loss of Uncle Curtis Brewer. Our prayers and thoughts
are with you. Love Buck Fortner &
Norma Jean Brewer Fortner
Diane Clouser
November 27, 2007
May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.
Debbie & Kevin Armstrong
November 26, 2007
Josh,
Sorry to hear about your Dad's passing. Our prayers are with you and your family.
Carol Odle
November 26, 2007
I will miss Uncle Curt's love, leadership, and wit. I'm so glad that we've all been able to spend more time together in the last few years. And I will always think of him when there are turnip greens, butter beans, or Mom's peach cobbler on the table.
I know that Mom especially misses her big brother. Watch over her, please. She loves you very much.
Randy Rothrock
November 25, 2007
Uncle Curt was always someone I looked up to for his integrity and accomplishments. I was able to spend more time with him over the last several years as he started to dabble in the computer world. It was something that I could help him with and share some of my experience with him, but gave us an opportunity to talk much more frequently than we had ever before.
I will always be proud of him and everything he accomplished in life. He will be missed very much.
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