My dear sister, so sadly missed. It’s a year since you left us and I haven’t had the heart to share my memories until now. We grew up mostly in New Zealand, in Takapuna (later called Glenfield) where we lived on site as our Dad was building our house. We also spent a year or so in Australia and in Liverpool, England. Being 4.5 years older Pam was a wonderful big sister and took the responsibility of an older sibling seriously. She taught me to read before I went to school. She invented wonderful imaginative games, and her caring nature made her a ready listener, always willing to help solve any problems. Pam was a master of trivia as she put it. She always knew something about any subject and would research what she didn’t know. Pam had a great sense of fun and was wonderfully artistic and talented. She also had a strong practical ability and was capable of making or fixing many different things. Pam’s drawings, paintings and the jewellery she made are cherished precious mementos. As adults we lived on different continents since she married. I last spent time with Pam in 2012 when I spent a month’s holiday with her in Calgary. We had an amazing fun time and I will treasure it always.

My condolences to all in the family. I remember Pam dancing the Sugar Plum Fairy at Belmont Intermediate School in 1958. We journeyed through intermediate school and high school together on the North Shore of Auckland, New Zealand for many years until Jim Wallbridge whisked her away to live in Canada. Unfortunately, marriage, children and relocation meant that we lost touch for decades until I heard this sad news. The first of our group of Westlake Girls to pass on! God bless you all!

Alison McIntosh (nee Clouston)

I have very fond memories of Pam from when I dated her in NZ in the 1960's, and of her marriage to my colleague Jim. Two wonderful lives that I would like to have connected with again.

Ian Hodge

Rochester NY

Our sincere condolences to you Mary, Jim Elizabeth and Alayna . Your mum, mother-in-law grandmother and sister will be missed indeed by all who knew her.

Although it is many years since I have been in touch with Pam, I remember her so well. (I’m her cousin and was born the year after her in the same war torn town of Bootle on the outskirts of Liverpool.) Her erudition, so like her mother's; her lovely smile and sense of humour and fun; her serious pursuit of interests that reflected well her resilience and love of learning and her warm heart and compassionate nature: all leave their mark. As does the fact that when you were in her company, she ‘was there’; you knew she was paying attention and interested: a special gift and skill.

RIP Pam.

Lots of love to you all from Keith, Sandra, Joanne and Lynsey (Wells).

My most sincere condolences to Pam’s family. I too worked with her (in scheduling) for more years than I want to count. Always pleasant, always prompt and reliable. I can still see her bustling down the hall.

Sad news indeed.

Vivian Simmonds

I had the opportunity to work with Pamela at MRU. During our interactions, she was very pleasant and a lovely lady. My sincere condolences to the family.

Patti Harrison

I am sorry to hear about Pam. She was devoted to students and to everyone in the English department.

One memory I have is the time she said to me: You have a talent for getting out of difficult situations. Every time I am in a stressful mess, I remember what she said. And I should add she, too, was very good at helping people to do all sorts of things.

Pam, I treasure my memories of you and thank you for all you did for me over the years.

Alex

Alexandra Pett

I had the pleasure of working with Pam for several years. We were admins together in the Faculty of Arts at Mount Royal University (College when we both started). She was a wealth of information and always willing to give me a hand or lend an ear. She was so proud of her daughter who I knew from another company where we worked together. I remember her telling me that she was driving her daughter’s car and she thought it was a little racy for her! I am so sorry to hear of Pam’s passing and offer my deepest sympathies to her family

I have missed Pam since she retired, and will always remember her fondly. She had a wonderful sense of humour, knew everything about the department, and was always the calmest and most capable one in the office.

So sorry to hear of Pam's passing. I will always remember her fondly for her deep knowledge of the institution, and her desire to help people navigate that system. She had a big heart and a love of knowledge I recall well. I remember her desk being covered thick and deep with things she was interested in pursuing, and stuff she wanted to dig into. I will miss her. Rest in Peace, Pam.

Pamela and I shared an antipodean bond, and she was so lovely to me when I was newly in Calgary and first applied to work at MRU. I very much enjoyed her company, and we had some terrific chats over tea even after she retired.

Pam will be sadly missed. She was like the sister I never had. I was so glad my brother married here as she was a wonderful addition to our family. He was always so serious but she was able to bring out the fun in him. I will always be grateful for the time we had to spend together. RIP, my friend!

I've just had the news of Pam's passing. Pam was the gracious and generous lady who welcomed me to Calgary in 1996, in her secretarial capacities. You wanted her as a friend, and she never disappointed. She was an ally, contributor, and confidant, and remained so, for as long as you were privileged to know her. May she rest in eternal peace, and may her memory be a blessing.

Pam was the admin assistant for the Department of English at Mount Royal College/University for many years. That means she was the person who really ran the department, keeping an assortment of department chairs on track and wrangling faculty. When I started there in 1998, she was very kind; indeed, she was always kind to me. Thank you Pam for all that you did for us. My deep sympathies to her family.

Karen Manarin

I am so sorry to hear that Pam has passed on so suddenly! I know Pam through her sister Alayna though I have not met Pam. Sisters are so close whether known of the closeness or not. Sisters can live far away, hear only infrequently, and still be connected, part of each other's lives. It is a sad passing.

I send my condolences to Alayna, Pam's family, grandchildren, and friends.