- Shirley C. Fickett was the Dame of Ufology in the Pine
Tree State, Maine's version of Betty Hill. Fickett wrote a widely shared
document, "The Maine UFO Encounter: Investigation Under Hypnosis,"
about an expert physician-hypnotist who explored the lost time element
when a beam of light allegedly from a UFO hit a car. The Dr. Herbert Hopkins-David
Stephens case involved MIBs, as well as lost time, and it became the case
that most people outside Maine associated with Fickett's name. Fickett
investigated other of the state's ufo encounters, as an associate of the
International UFO Bureau. Her collaboration with Dr. Berthold Schwarz was
noted in his books.
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- Below is the formal obituary published in Maine today.
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- Portland, Maine
- Portland Press Herald
- February 3, 2005
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- Shirley Caroline Fickett, 82
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- PORTLAND - Shirley Caroline
Fickett, 82, a local artist passed, away on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2005 after
a long illness.
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- She attended Portland schools and married the late Richard
E. Fickett. They resided in the North Deering area of Portland.
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- She and her husband owned and operated the Driftwood
Art Gallery & Gift Shop for many years before returning to her old
homestead in Ellsworth. The Gallery was a place where local artists, both
young and old, were welcomed to display their work and receive positive,
enthusiastic support from Shirley.
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- She was very well known for her surrealistic paintings.
Her style was unlike any other artist and it most always led the viewer
to stop and take notice.
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- During the 1960s, to help promote her Gallery and other
local artists, Shirley would set up art shows in the lobbies of area movie
theaters and banks. She also made arrangements with the Poland Spring House
to display paintings in their lobby. All the art work was changed monthly
so different artists could have a chance to get their work on display.
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- Shirley loved driftwood and created unusual gifts from
it. There were lamps, floral arrangements on the driftwood and even ceramic
dishes that she specially molded to fit onto the wood. Many unique items
could be found in her shop that was known for being different.
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- Shirley was also very active in psychic phenomena and
UFO research. She loved to have gatherings at the Art Gallery where topics
of the unexplained would be discussed and debated. People were drawn to
her knowledge on the unusual subject matter. She was a free lance writer
and had many articles published in magazines and newspapers.
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- Shirley will be deeply missed.
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- She is survived by four children, Sharon Cleaves of Windham,
Richard Fickett of Windham, Randall Fickett of Auburn, and Leanne Brainerd
of Cumberland; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Also
surviving are two sisters, Pat Dunbar of Sullivan, and Donna Jean Diphilippo
of Windham; and two brothers Courtney Campbell of Ellsworth, and Mike Harris
of Rumford.
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- Private funeral services will be held. Spring interment
will be in Farris Cemetery, Cumberland.
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- Those who wish may make donations in her memory to:
The IRIS Network Serving The Blind
- 189 Park Ave.
- Portland, Maine 04102
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- Arrangements are by Dolby Funeral Chapel, Windham.
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- Shirley Caroline
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- Fickett
- FICKETT, SHIRLEY CAROLINE - 82, Feb. 1, 2005. Private
funeral services will be held. Spring interment, Farris Cemetery, Cumberland.
Arrangements by Dolby Funeral Chapel, Windham.
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