[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 68 (Wednesday, May 12, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E939-E940]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 TRIBUTE TO STANLEY ``SKEETER'' SHIELDS

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                        HON. JOHN J. DUNCAN, JR.

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 12, 1999

  Mr. DUNCAN. Mr. Speaker, the citizens of East Tennessee are losing a 
true statesman. After 32 years of successful service, Stanley 
``Skeeter'' Shields is retiring from his post as Mayor of the City of 
Maryville, Tennessee. Few people in the entire Nation have served one 
community for so long and with such dedication.
  A lifelong member of the Blount County community, Skeeter Shields has 
spent his career making life better for the citizens of Maryville and 
indeed all of Blount County. After graduating from Maryville High 
School, he attended Maryville College and went on to graduate from the 
University of Tennessee.
  Mayor Shields has a beautiful family. He and his wife, Mary Frances, 
have two wonderful children and three grandchildren. Those who know 
Skeeter know that he is a true family man.
  Skeeter Shields has been a devout member of the First United 
Methodist Church for many years. In fact, he has taught Sunday school 
for 44 years and is the past Chairman of the Church Board.
  Mayor Shields is a model public servant. He was a member of the 
Maryville School board for 12 years, helping to improve the lives of 
young people through the education process. He was elected to the 
Maryville City Council in 1955, and in 1967 he was elected Mayor. He 
has served in that position ever since.
  During his tenure, Mayor Shields demonstrated the true potential of a 
public servant. He was instrumental in getting several large industries 
to establish facilities in the Maryville area. Additionally, he helped 
develop a regional wastewater treatment plant, three public parks, two 
fire station facilities, as well as many other things that have greatly 
benefitted the citizens of Maryville.
  Throughout the last 32 years, Mayor Shields has worked tirelessly to 
improve the quality of life for members of the Maryville and Blount 
County communities. I know that I join with everyone in East Tennessee 
in thanking Mayor Stanley ``Skeeter'' Shields for his outstanding 
service to this Nation.

  Mr. Speaker, I have included a copy of a Resolution adopted by the 
Tennessee General Assembly honoring Mayor Shields that I would like to 
call to the attention of my fellow Members and other readers of the 
Record.

   A Resolution To Honor Stanley Shields, Mayor of Maryville, on the 
                       Occasion of His Retirement

       Whereas, it is fitting that the members of this legislative 
     body should recognize those citizens who in their years of 
     work have performed with extraordinary dedication and 
     unprecedented devotion; and
       Whereas, Stanley Shields is one such outstanding person who 
     has served with alacrity and acuity as the Mayor of 
     Maryville, Tennessee for 32 outstanding years; and

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       Whereas, Mayor Shields exemplifies the spirit and 
     dedication that is characteristic of a great Tennessean; and
       Whereas, he is a graduate of Maryville High School, 
     attended Maryville College and graduated from the University 
     of Tennessee in 1938; and
       Whereas, Mayor Shields was a member of the Maryville School 
     Board from 1952 to 1964, serving astutely as chairman for 
     four years; and
       Whereas, his career in city government began in 1955 when 
     he was elected as a member of the Maryville City Council. He 
     was elected Mayor in 1967 and has served with distinction in 
     that important position ever since; and
       Whereas, during Mayor Shields' tenure, the city of 
     Maryville has seen numerous improvements and great progress, 
     including the development of a regional wastewater treatment 
     plant; three public parks; two fire station facilities; a new 
     library facility; an industrial park; Broadway Towers, a high 
     rise elderly housing complex; and Maryville's Foothills Mall; 
     and
       Whereas, Mayor Shields' has also been instrumental in 
     securing the location of several large industries in 
     Maryville, including Denso Manufacturing and Ruby Tuesday 
     Inc; and
       Whereas, his illustrious service to his fellow citizens was 
     appropriately recognized when he was selected Tennessee Mayor 
     of the Year by the Tennessee Municipal League in 1979; and
       Whereas, he has continued to serve adroitly the community 
     in addition to his duties as mayor, as evidenced by his 
     service on the Maryville Planning Commission, Recreation and 
     Parks Commission, East Development District Board, Governor's 
     Board, Maryville Rotary Club and Metropolitan Planning 
     Organization for Knox and Blount counties; and
       Whereas, throughout all his endeavors, Mayor Shields has 
     shown his unwavering commitment to improving the quality of 
     life for the citizenry of Maryville and Blount County; and
       Whereas, he is most appreciative of the love and support he 
     received from his wife, Mary Frances, their children, Steve 
     and Karen, and grandchildren, Stephanie, Steve and Whitney; 
     and
       Whereas, Mayor Shields has evinced his devout faith as a 
     member of the First United Methodist Church, where he has 
     taught Sunday school for 44 years and is the past chairman of 
     the church board; and
       Whereas, the good people of Maryville are most grateful for 
     Mayor Shield's devoted service and the sterling legacy he has 
     built from Shields Stadium to the Greenbelt; now, therefore, 
     be it
       Resolved by Senate of the One Hundred First General 
     Assembly of the State of Tennessee (the House of 
     Representatives concurring), That we extend to Mayor Stanley 
     Shields of Maryville our best wishes for a happy and 
     fulfilling retirement and continued success in his future 
     endeavors. Be it further
       Resolved, That an appropriate copy of this resolution be 
     prepared for presentation with this final clause omitted from 
     such copy.

     

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