Pamela Jeanne Cameron

Pamela Jeanne (Rehm) Cameron was born in Salem, Oregon on June 27, 1955. She was raised in Woodburn, Oregon where she spent her childhood summers picking strawberries with her two older sisters, and hanging out at the family gas station. She graduated from Woodburn High School alongside life-long friends, was the cheer captain and graduated as the valedictorian of her class. Pam attended what is now Western Oregon University, and continued to cheer and surprisingly lettered in varsity bowling. She graduated with a business degree and a math minor.

After graduation, she entered the travel industry which took her all around the world. Pam eventually became the Northwest Sales Manager for Norwegian Cruise Line. There she made her “cruise friends” both coworkers and peers from other cruise lines. Her travels continued with countless cruises, dozens of times with family and friends. She especially loved theme nights and dressing up the entire family.

Her cruise job brought her to Washington, where she met her husband, Scott. They traveled extensively, boated, snow and water skied, golfed, flew airplanes, and made the big move from Redmond to Queen Anne in Seattle. Her three children followed; Macauley, Jake, and Morgan along with furry friends, Riley and Rufus. Pam was very involved in her kids’ lives and enjoyed supporting every sport, activity, and school event from Little Friends Preschool thru Ballard High School. She loved being there to watch ballgames and had mastered the bleacher setup. She also enjoyed playing cards and watching movies on boat trips or family nights at home. She made her house a home for everyone and hosted the best after school snacks, weekend sleepovers, and wine parties for her Queen Anne friends because “red wine is good for the brain."

She also loved her Seattle sports teams. Pam was an avid Mariners fan and insisted on attending a game 10 days past her delivery due date. Following the birth of her first daughter that next morning, she was back in her seats eight days later at the next home stand – it was the ’95 season after all. She also became a Seahawks fan and often hosted Seahawks watch parties every Sunday, holding up her D-Fence sign. Many were surprised to learn she wasn’t a UW alumnus, since she loved spending football Saturdays at Montlake onboard the Emily Lynn surrounded by her husband’s longtime friends that had become some of her closest.

Pam will be remembered for her great sense of humor and love of life. She had the unique ability to laugh at herself. She loved being on or near the water. Nothing made her happier than being with family and friends out on the boat in the San Juan Islands, especially Roche Harbor on Memorial Day Weekend.

Most of all, she loved her family and fought hard to get nearly 14 more years to watch her 9-, 7-, and 5-year-olds grow up and go to college. She faced an uphill battle, only given 12-18 months from that initial diagnosis. But, she was adamant from the beginning that she would “beat this”. Many doctors credited that determination, attitude and perhaps her stubbornness for the miraculous time we had with her. She credited her primary care doctor, Dr. Trish Raymer, as well as many other doctors and nurses at Swedish and Duke University. She and the entire family are especially grateful to her oncology doctor, Dr. Henry Kaplan, for his unbelievable care during the entire journey.

Pam is preceded by her father, Arthur, and mother, Marjorie. She is survived by her husband, Scott; children, Macauley, Jake, and Morgan; sisters, Cheryl and Marla; and mother-in-law, Agnes.

In lieu of additional flowers and gifts, Pam and her family have two special foundations we want to support in Pam’s honor.

Donations can be made to the Kaplan Cancer Research Fund or the Ivy Center Fund for Brain Tumor Research at http://swedishfoundation.org/PamCameron

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