Ellen Wyvill Shea

Ellen and I had worked together with the United States Capitol Guide Service and within the Visitor Services Division at the Capitol Visitor Center for many years. I loved her tales of working on Capitol Hill, her specialty in the art of appraisals, her determination, and her hilarious sense of humor. In the trailer one year, her Charlie Brown Christmas soliloquy pretending to be Peppermint Patty calling President Clinton on the phone will remain one of my favorite memories of her. It was...

I simply adored Ellen and our years working together at the Capitol. She was a wonderful lady and a wealth of knowledge. She is a treasure that will truly be missed. My deepest condolences.

Working with Ellen Shea at the US Capitol was a joyful highlight of my career! Deeply knowledgeable about decorative Arts and American history, kind and always with a twinkle in her eye, she was a special friend too. Condolences to her family, especially her son Tony, his wife and son. She was a true original and will be sorely missed, but what a remarkable life!

I worked with Ellen in her last years at the Capitol. She was a wonderful coworker and friend and I'm blessed to have worked alongside her and heard so many stories of her many years on the Hill. Requiescat in Pace.