[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 15807]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  TRIBUTE TO EARLE G. SHETTLEWORTH, JR.

 Mr. KING. Mr. President, today I wish to recognize the 
outstanding devotion of Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr., who has worked 
tirelessly to preserve Maine's rich heritage throughout his career. 
After more than four decades with the Maine Historic Preservation 
Commission, Earle stepped down as director on October 1, 2015. Despite 
his retirement and to the delight of the people of Maine, Mr. 
Shettleworth will continue to hold the esteemed position of Maine's 
State historian.
  Mr. Shettleworth's interest in historic preservation was sparked when 
he was just 13 years old, after witnessing the destruction of 
Portland's Union Station. Shortly after this defining event, Mr. 
Shettleworth became the youngest founding member of Greater Portland 
Landmarks and has had a distinguished career in public service ever 
since. Throughout his life, Earle has greatly appreciated architecture 
and art, which have added to his passion and devotion to preserving 
Maine's history.
  Mr. Shettleworth has served on a wide range of historical commissions 
and societies, including the Maine Historic Preservation Commission. 
During his years with the commission, Earle helped designate over 1,500 
properties in Maine as historic places in the National Register, and by 
the time he retired, he was the longest serving State historic 
preservation officer in the United States.
  Mr. Shettleworth holds a bachelor's degree from Colby College and a 
master's degree from the American and New England Studies Program at 
Boston University. He has published dozens of articles and authored 
numerous books. As a reporter at the Portland Evening Express, Mr. 
Shettleworth authored a series of 52 articles called ``Portland 
Heritage,'' which explored the history of the city's notable buildings. 
Mr. Shettleworth has received honorary doctorates of humane letters 
from Bowdoin College and the Maine College of Art for his scholarship 
in the fields of history, historical preservation, and art history.
  I would like to join the Maine Historic Preservation Commission and 
the people of Maine in recognizing and thanking Mr. Shettleworth for 
his tireless work and dedication to the great State of Maine. Earle not 
only preserved Maine's history, but also inspired greater public 
interest in our State's rich heritage. The State of Maine owes Mr. 
Shettleworth immensely for all his hard work, and we cannot begin to 
thank him enough. I wish him all the best in his retirement.

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