FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. –
The executive assistant to Pennsylvania’s adjutant general marked her retirement with a ceremony here March 31.
Beth Ann Shuttlesworth served as executive assistant to eight adjutants general during her 35 years in the role.
“What’s really important, and what you brought to your job every day, is not written in your job description,” said Maj. Gen. Mark Schindler, Pennsylvania’s adjutant general.
Schindler said that he never had to ask Shuttlesworth for anything, she always knew what was needed and pursued what was best for the organization with dedication and tenacity.
When Maj. Gen. Gerald T. Sajer became TAG in 1987, he offered Shuttlesworth the executive assistant position. It was the same position he had hired her for immediately after she graduated Central Penn College when he was a lawyer in private practice.
Sajer’s widow, Helen, spoke at the ceremony, along with four former TAGs.
Shuttlesworth received several awards at the ceremony, including a flag flown at the U.S. Capitol, and proclamations from the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and Senate. She then spoke from the heart, thanking everyone who gathered to celebrate her career.
“It’s been an awesome ride,” she said. “I have the greatest job. I love what I do and I love the people I work with.”
“I thank you from the bottom of my heart, you always put the organization first, you always gave it your all,” said Schindler.