Pamela Paradis Edelen

Edelen, Pamela Paradis, 69, passed away on February 21,2015. She was preceded in death by her parents, Thelma Beasy and Joseph Paradis, her daughter, Lisa Bruner McCardwell, her granddaughter and namesake, Pamela McCardwell, and is survived by her daughters Tina Bruner and Jennifer Ferro (Ron) and son Stephan Bruner (Deanna) and son-in-law Mark McCardwell. One of her greatest joys was being the grandmother of Jonathon and Joe Miller (Ashley), Jake McCardwell (Gabriela), Zac and Brooklynn Bruner, and Caroline and Graylen Ferro. She also leaves behind 4 great-grand children Alexis, Kennedi, Evan Miller and Wesley Miller. Pam had a breadth of work experience and with each opportunity built new skills and developed deep friendships. She started out in the office of then Louisville attorney (later honorable Judge) Robert Delahanty. Pam would go on to work for the John Y. Brown for Governor campaign and then the Governor’s office. From the Brown administration, Pam’s career took another turn as she became a sales manager at the Commonwealth Convention Center, providing her expertise as an organizer. As a show manager for the Louisville New Car Show, she lovingly grew and improved the car show each year until her retirement from GLADA. Her work on the marketing campaign for the car show landed her a “Louie” – a prestigious award given by the American Advertising Federation. She was known to her co-workers and friends as being incredibly smart, sharp witted, and not afraid to speak her mind. She valued honesty and hard work. To her family, she will always be remembered as brave, funny, strong, protective and “cuckoo” to her grandchildren. A service to celebrate her life will be held at 7 pm Thursday in the Southern Chapel of Arch L. Heady & Son, 3601 Taylor Blvd. with cremation to follow. Visitation will be from 2 pm until the time of service on Thursday.