I knew Pam for almost 40 years.  We started working together at the law firm n/k/a Searcy Denny Scarola Barnhart & Shipley in 1986 and had been friends since.   Our desks were right across from one another.  Even though I retired in 2020 and lived a distance from Pam we still kept in constant touch with one another.   We were in a lotto pool together that started when Florida Lottery first started.  We never won much but we still played.  She would buy on Wednesday’s and I would buy on Saturday’s.   I now only play on Wednesday’s.  We had a very special client  that we would buy McDonald’s gift cards for several times a year & split the cost.  We would argue as to whose turn it was to buy.  In fact his birthday is coming up and the day before  Pam  passed we were in a disagreement as to whose turn it was.  Of course, I won & told her I would handle getting it.  I will miss those little disagreements.  I’m just glad we got together in March for dinner.  There’s so many great memories that I have of Pam.  I know I miss her terribly & I’m heartbroken but I know she’s not suffering anymore & is in a better place.  It’s just hard to wrap my head around  that she worked hard for 40 years and never got a chance to enjoy her retirement.  

Rest in peace my dear friend.  I’ll catch up with you in heaven one day.  Love ❤️ you!