Harvey L. Pearson Endowed Scholarship

This scholarship was established by friends and family of Harvey L. Pearson to honor his many contributions to family, community and country.

Harvey L. Pearson, born in 1925, grew up in rural Fauquier County. He was drafted in 1943 in the Army Air Corps serving as a waist gunner on a B17 out of an army base in Foggia, Italy. He flew 50 combat missions, 7 of which were over the Polesti, Romani oil fields, one of the most dangerous targets of the war.

Upon completion of his military service, he used the GI bill to attend Virginia Tech, representing the first in his family to graduate from college. He majored in business.

Pearson returned to Warrenton and served in the Clerk’s Office of the Circuit Court of Fauquier County for 41 years, 31 years as elected Clerk. He was active in the business community and served on the boards of a local bank and a local savings and loan. He was a leader in the community as president of the Rotary Club of Warrenton, Jaycees, a member in good standing of the Warrenton Baptist Church, and was instrumental in supporting many community causes.

During his career, he was active in the General Assembly as a close confidante of Delegate Tom Frost, Al Smith, and after retirement, served as legislative aide to Delegate Jerry Wood.

Staunchly proud of his family, Pearson was married to the former Dorcas Morgan of Jackson, Georgia for 59 years. They had three children, Gary, Debbie and Dennis, and have six grandchildren.