Pamela Denise ST. CLAIR

POIRIER, Pamela Denise POIRIER, Pamela Denise - 48, Windsor, passed away suddenly at home on Saturday, February 16, 2008. Pam was born on August 22, 1959, in the old Payzant Memorial Hospital, Windsor. She was the daughter of the late Ignatius St. Clair "Steve" and Marilyn Symms. She is survived by her husband of 24 years, Edward; son Leonard and his common-law wife Shelly Bogensberger; sisters, Darlene, Ontario; and Heather; brothers, Steven and Jamie, Windsor; also nieces and nephews. Besides her parents, she was predeceased by her grandparents, Kathleen and Raymond Benedict; nephew, Jason Benedict; father-in-law, Alphonse Poirier. Pam joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 1978 as a Steward where she severed for 12 years. In 1982 Pam was one of the first women to go to sea on a Canadian Armed Forces ship, H.M.C.S Cormorant. When she retired she attained the rank of Sergeant (Petty Officer, 2nd Class). Pam suffered a long illness, especially over the past two years. She was a loving and caring wife and mother and was always willing to lend a helping hand to anyone who needed her. She will be sorely missed by everyone who knew her. Arrangements have been entrusted to Lohnes Funeral Service, 419 Albert St., Windsor (902-798-8317), where the family will receive visitors 7-9 p.m. today. Funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday, February 19, in Lohnes Funeral Service Chapel, with Pastor Jim Norton officiating. Interment will take place in Maplewood Cemetery, Windsor, she will be laid to rest, in her grandmother Kathleen Benedict's family plot. A reception will follow in the funeral home's Elmcroft Reception Centre. Flowers will be accepted on behalf of the family at the funeral home. Donations in memory of Pam may be made to Hants Community Hospital Foundation, 89 Payzant Dr., Windsor, NS B0N 2T0, QEII Health Sciences Centre Foundation, 1278 Tower Rd., Halifax, NS B3H 2Y9, and Dartmouth General Hospital Foundation, 325 Pleasant St., Dartmouth, NS B2Y 3R5. Private messages of condolence may be made in the "Guest Book" at: www.familycare.ca Miss Me - But Let Me Go (Unknown) When I come to the end of the road And the sun has set for me I want no rites in a gloom-filled room. Why cry for a soul set free? Miss me a little - but not too long And not with your head bowed low. Remember the love that we once shared, Miss me - but let me go. For this is a journey that we all must take And each must go alone. It's all a part of the Master's plan, A step on the road to home. When you are lonely and sick of heart Go to the friends we know And bury your sorrows in doing good deeds. Miss Me - But Let me Go!