[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 87 (Monday, July 10, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1187-E1188]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      REMEMBERING MR. CHET SHIELDS

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 10, 2000

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I ask that we take a moment to celebrate 
and remember the life of a great man, Chet Shields. In doing so, I 
would also like to remember this individual who has exemplified the 
notion of public service and civic duty.
  Mr. Shields passed away after battling with Parkinson's disease. Mr. 
Shields was devoted to the environment and to his family. He had a 
prestigious career spanning three decades working for the Forest 
Service. Mr. Shields was born in Olathe, Colorado in 1928 and was part 
of the first graduating class at Smiley Junior High. Mr. Shields was 
active in many areas. He spent two years at Fort Lewis College before 
and after serving his country in World War II. Mr. Shields was always 
interested in forestry and acted on that interest by earning a 
bachelor's and master's degree in forestry from Colorado A & M. He also 
received a master's degree in public administration from Harvard in 
1957.
  Mr. Shields was married in 1948 to his lovely wife Ruth, who has also 
shared his love for the environment. During his prestigious career with 
the forest service, he and his wife were stationed in Taos, Penasco and 
Mountainair, New Mexico, Happy Jack, Arizona, and Durango, Colorado. He 
served as deputy chief in the Forest Service's Washington D.C. office 
for 13 years, later he and his wife later retired to Durango Colorado 
in 1978. Although technically retired, he and his wife never lost their 
work ethic, as they both volunteered on the Bureau of Land Management 
and the Forest Service's archeology site surveys.
  It is with this, Mr. Speaker, that I would like to remember Mr. 
Shields and his efforts to make his community a better place to live. 
His dedication and know-how have distinguished him greatly. The 
citizens of Colorado owe Chet a debt of gratitude and we will all miss 
him dearly.

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