Pamela Margaret Mowbray

MOWBRAY, Pamela Margaret Pamela Margaret Mowbray (formerly Thomas, nee Lynch) born in Sydney, Australia on February 1, 1932, the cherished only child of Oliver and Lily Lynch, passed away peacefully on March 1, 2010. Predeceased in 2002 by her husband and best friend for almost 50 years, Steve Thomas. Her only sister-in-law, Gwen Holmes, passed away the same year. Dearly loved and survived by her second husband Wilf Mowbray; her four beloved children Sandra Sellick, Stephen Thomas, Colleen Mudry-Ross, and Carolyn Bond; and their spouses Roger, Lydia, Hal, and Russell. Pam was the proud nana of five grandchildren: Steven, Erin, Natasha, Genevieve, and Stephenie. She enjoyed a close relationship with her niece, Linda. She is also survived by Wilf's children, Susan and Chris. From 1951 to 1953, Pam worked for the Treasury Department of the Fijian government in the office of the Accountant General in Suva. She arrived in Vancouver aboard the SS Orsova in 1955 and started work for Alcan in the Marine Building. There, with a north-facing window and a view of the mountains, Pam started her life-long love affair with Vancouver. She married Steve in 1956 and together they raised their four children. In the early 1980s, Pam returned to school at the Pacific Vocational Institute, going on to work in the Brentwood Mall administration office and then the Burnaby Public Library. Residents of Burnaby Heights for 30 years, Pam and Steve retired to Salt Spring Island in 1992 where they built their dream home and enjoyed the company of their island friends. After Steve's passing, Pam returned to the Lower Mainland and lived in Coquitlam until her marriage to Wilf in 2008. She was very happy in her union with Wilf and in their home on the quay in New Westminster overlooking the passing scene on the Fraser River. Always an ardent sports fan, Pam followed the BC Lions, the Vancouver Canucks, and her favourite tennis players. She was a passionate animal lover with a soft spot for elephants, cats, and bears. Pam was a long-time member of the Association for the Protection of Fur-Bearing Animals, an avid reader, and an ace Scrabble player. Beautiful music and flowers added much pleasure to her life. In 2007 she co-authored a memoir, Remembering A Kensington Childhood. Pam will be forever loved and missed. The family would like to express much gratitude to Pam's physicians and to the staff and volunteers at the Crossroads Hospice in Port Moody. At Pam's request, there will be no service. Friends wishing to remember Pam with a gesture of kindness may consider a donation to the Crossroads Hospice Society.