Pamela Dee Murphy was born Pamela Dee Uren in Detroit, Michigan on September 3,1970 to Virginia Louise Durand and Rudolph Harry Uren. She lived with her paternal grandparents until she was six years old. She then lived with her mother, Virginia, and her siblings, Vicki and Darcey from 1976 to 1979. When she was 9 years old she became a permanent part of Patrick and Francine Dorn's family, and became a sister to Rachel, Rebecca and Joshua.
Pam attended Burton International School and Holy Redeemer High School. She married James W. Murphy IV in 1991. They had two children, James W. Murphy V, born 1993 and Jessica L. Murphy, born in 1995.
Pam attended Carnegie Institute to become a medical assistant and EEG technician. She found her work home as an intake specialist at Michigan Anti Cruelty Society, and worked there for many years.
Pam lived most of her life in Detroit in the Cass Corridor. She volunteered at American Indian Health and Family Services and The Gaelic League. Pam was an artist and loved animals. She was a loving person who cared for anyone who was hurting.
She is preceded in death by her biological mother, Virginia Durand, her sister Vicky (Joseph) Martinez and her brother Darcy Uren. She is survived by her children James and Jessica Murphy, her adoptive parents Patrick and Francine Dorn, her siblings Rachel (Kibibi) Dorn, Rebecca (Jamal) Wheeler & Joshua (Jessica) Dorn, and her nieces and nephews: Rosemary and Joseph Martinez, Sebastian and Elijah Dorn, Jacob, Maya and Ella Wheeler, and Addison and Cass Dorn.
The viewing will be held at A.H. Peters Funeral Home at 20705 Mack Avenue in Grosse Pointe Woods on Saturday, May 21, 2022 from 1:00-5:00pm with a gathering at the Gaelic League at 6pm.
Pam’s Celebration of Life will be held on Sunday, May 22, 2022 at The Old Miami at 3930 Cass Avenue in Detroit at 1:00pm with a service of remembrances beginning promptly at 2:00pm.
In lieu of flowers, monetary donations will be applied to funeral costs -with portions donated to the causes Pam cared about deeply: preventing cruelty to animals and supporting the victims and survivors of Native American boarding schools.
Pam’s daughter, Jessica Murphy, will handle the funds and can accept checks or Venmo
@jessica-murphy-325
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