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Patricia Driver Shuttleworth
Patricia Driver Shuttleworth, formerly of Montclair, New Jersey, and Quogue, died at Peconic Landing in Greenport on Tuesday, November 1, after complications from Parkinson’s disease and leukemia. She was 83.
Ms. Shuttleworth was born in Newark, New Jersey, to Frank L. Driver Jr. and Louise Urquhart Driver. She was a graduate of Montclair Kimberly Academy and Vassar College, with a bachelor’s degree in early childhood education. Besides having roots in Newark and Montclair, the Driver family also had roots in Westhampton and Quogue.
Ms. Shuttleworth had a lifelong dedication to preserving and sharing local history. She visited New Jersey schools to teach the history of George Washington in New Jersey during the Revolutionary War and was a docent at the Montclair Historical Society Crane House, the historic home of a founder of Montclair. She was also the Quogue Village historian for many years and was instrumental in establishing the Quogue Historical Society and the Quogue Schoolhouse Museum. She was known for the publication celebrating the U.S. Bicentennial, “Quogue As We Remember It.” She went on to create many books and presentations with her husband on various historical topics such as “The Boarding House Era … Then and Now,” “The Story of Jessup Avenue,” and the “The Hurricane of ’38.” The latter topic was one for which she became nationally known as a survivor and expert, appearing in the PBS show, “The American Experience.”
Ms. Shuttleworth was a dedicated volunteer for many worthy causes, and she served as a member of the Junior League of Montclair, deacon at the Westhampton Presbyterian Church, and was on the board of the East End Arts Council.
Ms. Shuttleworth had varied interests: she was an avid gardener and a member of the Garden Clubs of Montclair and Westhampton. She was a sailor of the SS boat, a small wooden boat as well as other sailboats and was active in the Quantuck, Aspatuck and Shinnecock yacht clubs. Later in life she discovered a talent for painting and enjoyed capturing nature and marine scenes; she was a member of the Peconic Landing Art Committee. She was an accomplished pianist and delighted audiences with her talent until the end of her life.
She is survived by her children, Daphne of Flanders, Teddy of Westhampton, and Wesley and his wife Terese of North Carolina; siblings, Daphne McGill and her husband Robert, David Driver and his wife Laura, Bruce Driver and his wife Charlene; and sisters-in-law, Corrine Driver and Barbara Clemmons; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was pre-deceased by her husband, Edwin “Ted” Shuttleworth III and a brother, Frank Driver.
A memorial service will take place on Saturday, December 10, at Westhampton Presbyterian Church in Westhampton Beach, at 1 p.m., the Reverend Chuck Cary officiating. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Follett & Werner Funeral Home in Westhampton Beach.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Ms. Shuttleworth’s honor may be made to the Quogue Historical Society, P.O. Box 1207, Quogue, NY 11959 or Westhampton Presbyterian Church, 90 Meeting House Road, Westhampton Beach, NY 11978.
on Nov 8, 2011