Beloved husband of Dorothy S. Shoemaker, his high school sweetheart; caring father of Sandra Lee Shoemaker and Robert E. Shoemaker; and also survived by 1 granddaughter, 2 step grandsons, and 6 great-grandchildren.
Earl was born and raised in Woodstown, NJ. After high school, he attended Peabody College in TN before enlisting in the Army Air Corps, serving until 1945. He then attended Syracuse University. Following graduation, he moved to Arlington and went to work for the Federal Government – first with the Library of Congress, then CIA. He retired from the CIA in 1986, having received numerous medals and awards including the Intelligence Medal of Merit and Achievement Award. Earl and Dorothy loved to travel, and have seen the Far East and traveled throughout Europe.
Inurnment with military honors will be held at a later date at Arlington National Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in Earl’s memory to Capital Caring Hospice. www.demainefunerals.com
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