[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 2]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 1931]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                      TRIBUTE TO DOLLIE M. SHIBLES

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                        HON. JOHN ELIAS BALDACCI

                                of maine

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, March 1, 2000

  Mr. BALDACCI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Mrs. Dollie 
M. Shibles who recently turned 100 years old. Dollie truly is one of 
Maine's state treasures.
  Dollie was born on Know Ridge in Montville, Maine, in 1900 and 
married her husband, Perry Shibles, in 1924. They raised their son, 
Foster, together and were nearly inseparable for 67 years of marriage 
until Perry's death in 1991.
  Dollie always has dedicated herself to her family, and she has been 
an integral part of every community in which she has ever lived. She 
has been an active member of a number of civic and church groups--some 
of which she has outlived!--including The Women's Group, The Cecilia 
Society, Missionary Guild, the Daughters of the American Revolution, 
and the Penney Memorial Baptist Church.
  Today, Dollie continues to live a rich and fulfilling life in 
Augusta, Maine, at the St. Mark's Home for Women. In addition to her 
son, she is very proud of her three grandsons and six great-
grandchildren. Although Dollie does not point to any one key to her 
longevity, it probably did not hurt that she never smoked a cigarette 
or had a drink of alcohol. I expect that the beautiful environment and 
clean air in Maine have contributed as well.
  I am pleased to join many of her friends and family in wishing Dollie 
Shibles all the best as she enters her second century of life.

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