Walter I. Floyd, Jr., 82, passed away on Tuesday, March 29, 2022, at home in Star

Tannery, Virginia.

Walter I. Floyd, Jr. was born April 4, 1939, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the son of

Walter I. Floyd and Nancy McDaniel Floyd. He received his bachelor’s degree from

Williams College in 1962, after which he became an officer in the U.S. Air Force.

He then spent a 33-year career in the Central Intelligence Agency with

assignments in Laos, Cambodia, Cyprus, Greece, and Japan. He spent a total of

thirteen years in Tokyo, where he met and married Taeko Fukubayashi, the love

of his life. In the U.S., he served in the Office of Congressional Affairs as a liaison

between the CIA and members of Congress. He particularly enjoyed his last

assignment as an inspector in the Office of the Inspector General. Walter

achieved senior executive rank and was awarded medals for Merit and Honorable

Service upon his retirement.

In 2000 Walter and Taeko moved from McLean, Virginia, to Pembroke Springs, a

beautiful property in Star Tannery, Virginia, that Walter had acquired in the late

1960s. The pair decided to start second careers as innkeepers and built a small

Japan-inspired retreat that continues to operate as a family-run business.

Walter is survived by his wife, Taeko; children, Chris (Felicia), Lisa, and Winston;

grandchildren, Emma, Jake, and Chloe; and siblings, Dan Floyd (Sarah) and Alison

Melinn (Bruce).

A private service will be held.

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