Pamela Sue Mendoza was born November 12, 1961 and passed away on May 23, 2013. Pam was born and raised in Long Beach, California, the second of three daughters to Barbara and Tom Conlisk. She graduated from Long Beach City College's Dental Assistant Program in 1982. While at college, she met the true love of her life, Art Mendoza. She and Art married in 1984. They soon completed their family with two children: A.J. and Mandy. Pam spent several years as a dental assistant and later office manager at an Orthodontic office here in Long Beach. Pam spent her entire life always making new friends, keeping in touch with her old ones and finding ways to serve and comfort her family and friends. She is survived by her husband, her father, her sisters Carrie and Michelle and countless other friends and family.