Pam Miller is gone. Disappeared. Phone disconnected. Emails not answered. The last message was December 29. We were making plans to meet in Greektown for lunch. We wanted to remember our great friend Bonnie who died so suddenly just about a year ago. Pam and I spent this last year grieving together. Which makes Pam’s sudden exit so stark.
I don’t know Pam’s family or other friends. I checked the obituaries in Kenosha where she lived, and even in Chicago where she used to live. Maybe it will be like one of those Dateline episodes and she will return with a story to tell.
In the meantime, here’s my little (hopefully premature) obit: Pam loved trains. I think one of the reasons she came down on the Metra so often was just for the ride. She didn’t missTrivia Night at her local tavern. And, she could tell you all about the great movies she watched on the Turner Classics channel. I met Pam (and Bonnie) several years ago at our Nation Magazine discussion group. Lots of politics to discuss.
So goodbye Pam with all my good wishes. Another one of life’s mysteries.
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