Stuart Penn (Pete) Brewbaker, 90, died Saturday, September 13, 2003 at his home in Lexington. Coach Brewbaker was born October 15, 1912 in Botetourt County and was the son of the late Abram Joseph and Claudia Styne Brewbaker.
He was a 1936 graduate of Roanoke College where he excelled in academics, athletics and community service and devoted his life to teaching, coaching and recreation. He served as a math teacher, head football coach and athletic director at William Fleming High School from 1936 until 1938. He was named head coach of football, basketball, baseball and track, athletic director and math teacher at Lexington High School in 1938. Except for a 1942-46 stint with the U. S. Navy, he remained at Lexington High School until his 1977 retirement.
In later years, he also served as head coach of the golf and track teams at Lexington High School. In addition, he also served as the supervising principal of the Lexington school system during the 1946-47 school year. Brewbaker-coached football teams posted a mark of 224-90-8. He served as the head coach and only coach of the Lexington High School football, basketball, baseball and track teams through 1960. Thereafter, he continued to coach football and was the founding coach of the Lexington High School golf program in the mid 1960s. Scarlet Hurricane golf teams coached by Brewbaker claimed state championships in 1968, 1975 and 1976, plus three regional and seven district crowns. In the 1955-56 school year, Brewbaker-coached Scarlet Hurricane squads won district titles in football, basketball and baseball.
Coach Brewbaker was also the guiding force behind the establishment of the Lexington Recreation Department and served as its director from its inception in 1946 until his retirement in 1987. He also designed and engineered the first asphalt running track in the commonwealth, which was built at Lexington High School in 1961-62. The City of Lexington named the Lexington High School football playing field in his honor after his 1977 retirement from teaching and coaching. He was honored as district coach of the year several times in football. He was selected by the Virginia High School Coaches Association as its 1976 state golf coach of the year. In 1977 he was named one of eight national golf coaches of the year by the National High School Athletic Coaches Association.
He was one of the founding members of the Virginia High School Coaches Association and served as its second president in 1957-58. He was president of the Virginia State Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation in 1966-67 and received the group's Honor Award in 1967. While a student at Roanoke College, he served as president of the college's YMCA and Honor Council. At the end of his freshman year, he was awarded the Bushnell Athletic - Academic Award.
At his 1936 gradation he was honored as the male student who had contributed the most to the college and was inducted into Blue Key, an honorary academic fraternity. He was a standout performer for the college's football and baseball teams. In 1974 Coach Brewbaker was inducted into his alma mater's Athletic Hall of Fame. Eighteen years later, he was selected as one of the college's 150 distinguished alumni during its sesquicentennial celebration. He was inducted into the Virginia High School League Hall of Fame in 1994.
In 1994 he was feted as citizen of the year by the Southern District Council of the Boy Scouts. The Rockbridge Volunteers Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution awarded Coach Brewbaker its Community Service Award in 2001 for his many contributions to Lexington and Rockbridge County. He was a member of the Lexington Rotary Club for 60 years and served as its president in 1951. Lexington Rotarians honored him by naming him a Paul Harris Fellow in 1981.
He was a member of the R. E. Lee Memorial Episcopal Church and was a former member of the church's Vestry.
Coach Brewbaker was survived by his wife of 47 years, Betty Craft Brewbaker of Lexington. He is survived by his sons, Stuart P. Brewbaker, Jr. and wife, Kelcy of Buena Vista and Brian D. Brewbaker and wife, Helen of Roanoke; two grandchildren, Brian D. Brewbaker, Jr. and Sarah Lynne Brewbaker of Roanoke. Born the 11th of 13 children, which comprised of five sons and eight daughters, Coach Brewbaker is survived by one sister, Madeline Gross of Springwood.
A memorial service to celebrate the lives of both Pete and Betty Brewbaker will be held at the R. E. Lee Memorial Episcopal Church in Lexington on Saturday, September 27, 2003 at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to a local charity. Harrison's Funeral Home, Lexington, is in charge of arrangements.
He was a 1936 graduate of Roanoke College where he excelled in academics, athletics and community service and devoted his life to teaching, coaching and recreation. He served as a math teacher, head football coach and athletic director at William Fleming High School from 1936 until 1938. He was named head coach of football, basketball, baseball and track, athletic director and math teacher at Lexington High School in 1938. Except for a 1942-46 stint with the U. S. Navy, he remained at Lexington High School until his 1977 retirement.
In later years, he also served as head coach of the golf and track teams at Lexington High School. In addition, he also served as the supervising principal of the Lexington school system during the 1946-47 school year. Brewbaker-coached football teams posted a mark of 224-90-8. He served as the head coach and only coach of the Lexington High School football, basketball, baseball and track teams through 1960. Thereafter, he continued to coach football and was the founding coach of the Lexington High School golf program in the mid 1960s. Scarlet Hurricane golf teams coached by Brewbaker claimed state championships in 1968, 1975 and 1976, plus three regional and seven district crowns. In the 1955-56 school year, Brewbaker-coached Scarlet Hurricane squads won district titles in football, basketball and baseball.
Coach Brewbaker was also the guiding force behind the establishment of the Lexington Recreation Department and served as its director from its inception in 1946 until his retirement in 1987. He also designed and engineered the first asphalt running track in the commonwealth, which was built at Lexington High School in 1961-62. The City of Lexington named the Lexington High School football playing field in his honor after his 1977 retirement from teaching and coaching. He was honored as district coach of the year several times in football. He was selected by the Virginia High School Coaches Association as its 1976 state golf coach of the year. In 1977 he was named one of eight national golf coaches of the year by the National High School Athletic Coaches Association.
He was one of the founding members of the Virginia High School Coaches Association and served as its second president in 1957-58. He was president of the Virginia State Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation in 1966-67 and received the group's Honor Award in 1967. While a student at Roanoke College, he served as president of the college's YMCA and Honor Council. At the end of his freshman year, he was awarded the Bushnell Athletic - Academic Award.
At his 1936 gradation he was honored as the male student who had contributed the most to the college and was inducted into Blue Key, an honorary academic fraternity. He was a standout performer for the college's football and baseball teams. In 1974 Coach Brewbaker was inducted into his alma mater's Athletic Hall of Fame. Eighteen years later, he was selected as one of the college's 150 distinguished alumni during its sesquicentennial celebration. He was inducted into the Virginia High School League Hall of Fame in 1994.
In 1994 he was feted as citizen of the year by the Southern District Council of the Boy Scouts. The Rockbridge Volunteers Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution awarded Coach Brewbaker its Community Service Award in 2001 for his many contributions to Lexington and Rockbridge County. He was a member of the Lexington Rotary Club for 60 years and served as its president in 1951. Lexington Rotarians honored him by naming him a Paul Harris Fellow in 1981.
He was a member of the R. E. Lee Memorial Episcopal Church and was a former member of the church's Vestry.
Coach Brewbaker was survived by his wife of 47 years, Betty Craft Brewbaker of Lexington. He is survived by his sons, Stuart P. Brewbaker, Jr. and wife, Kelcy of Buena Vista and Brian D. Brewbaker and wife, Helen of Roanoke; two grandchildren, Brian D. Brewbaker, Jr. and Sarah Lynne Brewbaker of Roanoke. Born the 11th of 13 children, which comprised of five sons and eight daughters, Coach Brewbaker is survived by one sister, Madeline Gross of Springwood.
A memorial service to celebrate the lives of both Pete and Betty Brewbaker will be held at the R. E. Lee Memorial Episcopal Church in Lexington on Saturday, September 27, 2003 at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to a local charity. Harrison's Funeral Home, Lexington, is in charge of arrangements.
Stuart Penn (Pete) Brewbaker, 90, died Saturday, September 13, 2003 at his home in Lexington. Coach Brewbaker was born October 15, 1912 in Botetourt County and was the son of the late Abram Joseph and Claudia Styne Brewbaker.
He was a 1936 graduate of Roanoke College where he excelled in academics, athletics and community service and devoted his life to teaching, coaching and recreation. He served as a math teacher, head football coach and athletic director at William Fleming High School from 1936 until 1938. He was named head coach of football, basketball, baseball and track, athletic director and math teacher at Lexington High School in 1938. Except for a 1942-46 stint with the U. S. Navy, he remained at Lexington High School until his 1977 retirement.
In later years, he also served as head coach of the golf and track teams at Lexington High School. In addition, he also served as the supervising principal of the Lexington school system during the 1946-47 school year. Brewbaker-coached football teams posted a mark of 224-90-8. He served as the head coach and only coach of the Lexington High School football, basketball, baseball and track teams through 1960. Thereafter, he continued to coach football and was the founding coach of the Lexington High School golf program in the mid 1960s. Scarlet Hurricane golf teams coached by Brewbaker claimed state championships in 1968, 1975 and 1976, plus three regional and seven district crowns. In the 1955-56 school year, Brewbaker-coached Scarlet Hurricane squads won district titles in football, basketball and baseball.
Coach Brewbaker was also the guiding force behind the establishment of the Lexington Recreation Department and served as its director from its inception in 1946 until his retirement in 1987. He also designed and engineered the first asphalt running track in the commonwealth, which was built at Lexington High School in 1961-62. The City of Lexington named the Lexington High School football playing field in his honor after his 1977 retirement from teaching and coaching. He was honored as district coach of the year several times in football. He was selected by the Virginia High School Coaches Association as its 1976 state golf coach of the year. In 1977 he was named one of eight national golf coaches of the year by the National High School Athletic Coaches Association.
He was one of the founding members of the Virginia High School Coaches Association and served as its second president in 1957-58. He was president of the Virginia State Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation in 1966-67 and received the group's Honor Award in 1967. While a student at Roanoke College, he served as president of the college's YMCA and Honor Council. At the end of his freshman year, he was awarded the Bushnell Athletic - Academic Award.
At his 1936 gradation he was honored as the male student who had contributed the most to the college and was inducted into Blue Key, an honorary academic fraternity. He was a standout performer for the college's football and baseball teams. In 1974 Coach Brewbaker was inducted into his alma mater's Athletic Hall of Fame. Eighteen years later, he was selected as one of the college's 150 distinguished alumni during its sesquicentennial celebration. He was inducted into the Virginia High School League Hall of Fame in 1994.
In 1994 he was feted as citizen of the year by the Southern District Council of the Boy Scouts. The Rockbridge Volunteers Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution awarded Coach Brewbaker its Community Service Award in 2001 for his many contributions to Lexington and Rockbridge County. He was a member of the Lexington Rotary Club for 60 years and served as its president in 1951. Lexington Rotarians honored him by naming him a Paul Harris Fellow in 1981.
He was a member of the R. E. Lee Memorial Episcopal Church and was a former member of the church's Vestry.
Coach Brewbaker was survived by his wife of 47 years, Betty Craft Brewbaker of Lexington. He is survived by his sons, Stuart P. Brewbaker, Jr. and wife, Kelcy of Buena Vista and Brian D. Brewbaker and wife, Helen of Roanoke; two grandchildren, Brian D. Brewbaker, Jr. and Sarah Lynne Brewbaker of Roanoke. Born the 11th of 13 children, which comprised of five sons and eight daughters, Coach Brewbaker is survived by one sister, Madeline Gross of Springwood.
A memorial service to celebrate the lives of both Pete and Betty Brewbaker will be held at the R. E. Lee Memorial Episcopal Church in Lexington on Saturday, September 27, 2003 at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to a local charity. Harrison's Funeral Home, Lexington, is in charge of arrangements.
He was a 1936 graduate of Roanoke College where he excelled in academics, athletics and community service and devoted his life to teaching, coaching and recreation. He served as a math teacher, head football coach and athletic director at William Fleming High School from 1936 until 1938. He was named head coach of football, basketball, baseball and track, athletic director and math teacher at Lexington High School in 1938. Except for a 1942-46 stint with the U. S. Navy, he remained at Lexington High School until his 1977 retirement.
In later years, he also served as head coach of the golf and track teams at Lexington High School. In addition, he also served as the supervising principal of the Lexington school system during the 1946-47 school year. Brewbaker-coached football teams posted a mark of 224-90-8. He served as the head coach and only coach of the Lexington High School football, basketball, baseball and track teams through 1960. Thereafter, he continued to coach football and was the founding coach of the Lexington High School golf program in the mid 1960s. Scarlet Hurricane golf teams coached by Brewbaker claimed state championships in 1968, 1975 and 1976, plus three regional and seven district crowns. In the 1955-56 school year, Brewbaker-coached Scarlet Hurricane squads won district titles in football, basketball and baseball.
Coach Brewbaker was also the guiding force behind the establishment of the Lexington Recreation Department and served as its director from its inception in 1946 until his retirement in 1987. He also designed and engineered the first asphalt running track in the commonwealth, which was built at Lexington High School in 1961-62. The City of Lexington named the Lexington High School football playing field in his honor after his 1977 retirement from teaching and coaching. He was honored as district coach of the year several times in football. He was selected by the Virginia High School Coaches Association as its 1976 state golf coach of the year. In 1977 he was named one of eight national golf coaches of the year by the National High School Athletic Coaches Association.
He was one of the founding members of the Virginia High School Coaches Association and served as its second president in 1957-58. He was president of the Virginia State Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation in 1966-67 and received the group's Honor Award in 1967. While a student at Roanoke College, he served as president of the college's YMCA and Honor Council. At the end of his freshman year, he was awarded the Bushnell Athletic - Academic Award.
At his 1936 gradation he was honored as the male student who had contributed the most to the college and was inducted into Blue Key, an honorary academic fraternity. He was a standout performer for the college's football and baseball teams. In 1974 Coach Brewbaker was inducted into his alma mater's Athletic Hall of Fame. Eighteen years later, he was selected as one of the college's 150 distinguished alumni during its sesquicentennial celebration. He was inducted into the Virginia High School League Hall of Fame in 1994.
In 1994 he was feted as citizen of the year by the Southern District Council of the Boy Scouts. The Rockbridge Volunteers Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution awarded Coach Brewbaker its Community Service Award in 2001 for his many contributions to Lexington and Rockbridge County. He was a member of the Lexington Rotary Club for 60 years and served as its president in 1951. Lexington Rotarians honored him by naming him a Paul Harris Fellow in 1981.
He was a member of the R. E. Lee Memorial Episcopal Church and was a former member of the church's Vestry.
Coach Brewbaker was survived by his wife of 47 years, Betty Craft Brewbaker of Lexington. He is survived by his sons, Stuart P. Brewbaker, Jr. and wife, Kelcy of Buena Vista and Brian D. Brewbaker and wife, Helen of Roanoke; two grandchildren, Brian D. Brewbaker, Jr. and Sarah Lynne Brewbaker of Roanoke. Born the 11th of 13 children, which comprised of five sons and eight daughters, Coach Brewbaker is survived by one sister, Madeline Gross of Springwood.
A memorial service to celebrate the lives of both Pete and Betty Brewbaker will be held at the R. E. Lee Memorial Episcopal Church in Lexington on Saturday, September 27, 2003 at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to a local charity. Harrison's Funeral Home, Lexington, is in charge of arrangements.
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