Pam MacDonald, 61

Pam MacDonald, age 61 of Couer d’ Alene passed away on September 29, 2013. She was born September 25, 1952 in Albuquerque, NM to Robert and Martha Middlebrooks. She moved with her family throughout much of her childhood, living in seven different southern states as a Navy brat, before settling in San Diego. Pam met Ed MacDonald while working in Pacific Beach and three months later, they married. They spent time in their early years of marriage traveling in Ed’s Peterbilt throughout the West Coast and fell in love with CDA. Seven years later, in 1981, they moved up North and haven’t left CDA since. Pam began working at the City of CDA in 1989 as the Human Resource Assistant. She went back to school at LCSC and graduated with a BA in Business Management in 1997. Eventually she took over as Human Resource Director of the City. Pam loved her job, its challenges and the people she worked with. The highlight of Pam’s life was the birth of her daughter, Randalyn. Everything Pam did was for her family and nothing brought her more joy than time spent with Ed and Randalyn. In the past she enjoyed horseback riding and water skiing and lived a healthy lifestyle, exercising often so she could eat dessert every day. She loved spending time in her garden and took pride in her flowers and pumpkins. She was an expert at Sudoku puzzles and an avid Macy’s coupon collector. Pam was a member at Real Life Ministries and loved growing with her small group family. She cherished time spent on family vacations, happiest relaxing on a beach in Hawaii with Ed and Randalyn. Pam passed away after a six year battle with stage four cancer, that she fought valiantly. She is survived by her husband, Ed MacDonald, her daughter, Randalyn, her sisters Karen Giaquinta and Karla Clark, her brothers, Mark and Joey Middlebrooks, as well as her father, Robert Middlebrooks and mother, Martha Middlebrooks-Long and many nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be held at Real Life Ministries at a later date. Please visit Pam’s online memorial at www.yatesfuneralhomes.com and sign her guest book.