Alan Douglas Hyslop

Alan Douglas Hyslop, 86, of Springfield, Virginia, passed away with family by his side on January 9, 2024. He was born March 13, 1937, in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, son of the late Frederick William Hyslop and Eunice Welles Hyslop. He is survived by his beloved wife of 62 years, Carol Eileen Shiery Hyslop. Alan is survived by his brother, David Hyslop, wife Mary Sue Hyslop of Denver, CO, his brother-in-law, Paul Heidger, wife Margaret, and his brother-in-law, David Williams. He is survived by his children, Heather Hyslop Austin, husband Greg Austin of Martinsburg, WV, Douglas Hyslop, wife Paula Hyslop of Vienna, VA, his grandchildren, Laura McCorry, husband Gavin McCorry, Linda Fellows, husband Stephen Fellows, Gregory Austin, Jr., Logan Hyslop, and Douglas Hyslop, his five great-grandchildren, and his tight-knit extended family of cousins, nieces, nephews, and dear friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, his sisters Barbara Heidger, Carolyn Caprioglio and her husband Peter Caprioglio, and Genevieve Williams, and his nephew Scott Hyslop. After growing up in Grand Rapids and La Crosse, Wisconsin, and St. Louis, Missouri, he graduated from La Crosse Central High School, then attended the University of Northern Colorado where he received a BA in Business Administration and Economics and an MA in Public Administration. In 1961, Alan married Carol Eileen Shiery in Greeley, CO and the young couple moved to Washington, D.C. He served one year in the US Army in Ft. Riley, Kansas when his reserve unit was activated for the Berlin Crisis. While finishing reserve duty, Alan worked for the U.S. Civil Service Commission. In 1964, they were sent to Saipan, in the Mariana Islands, to set up the Trust Territory, and their daughter, Heather, was born. Often Alan would preach in the local church, delivering sermons received from their fathers, Fred Hyslop and Floyd Shiery, both ordained ministers. Alan remembered their time on the island vividly and with great affection, sparking a lifelong love of travel. The couple toured the world in 1966, leaving Heather with her Hyslop grandparents in Hawaii. They returned to the U.S. in 1967, and were stationed at Fort Huachuca, AZ, where their son, Douglas, was born. They moved to Aurora, CO for three years before the family settled in northern Virginia in 1976. At his retirement, Alan was recognized for 35 years of service in the Department of the Army and commended for exemplary performance. Alan was a member of Sydenstricker United Methodist Church for over forty years. He loved learning about his Scottish heritage, traveling to Scotland, and attending the Virginia Scottish Games. He was also an avid patron of the arts and attended many classical music performances. In recent years, he enjoyed serving on the dining committee at Greenspring and singing with the Troubadours. Funeral services will be held January 20, 2024, at 11am at Sydenstricker United Methodist Church in Springfield, VA, with visitation at 10am. Burial at Noon at National Memorial Park in Falls Church, VA, on Tuesday, January 23, 2024. The family requests that those wishing to remember Alan do so with a contribution to one of these charities: So Others Might Eat https://some.org/ Capital Area Food Bank https://www.capitalareafoodbank.org/ Feeding America https://www.feedingamerica.org/