Obituary of Pamela Gay Taylor

TAYLOR: Pamela Gay “Animikii Binesi Kwe”

Passed away suddenly after a brief illness at the P.R.H.C. on Thursday May 30, 2024.  Pam Taylor of Curve Lake in her 70^th year.  Pamela was raised in Burleigh Falls, ON.  She moved to Toronto as a young adult where she then raised her 5 children.  She worked in various roles throughout her life until she found her niche as a kitchen manager at Na-me-res and Tumivut Youth Shelter for over a decade.  Pam was more than a cook; she was a mom and a friend to everyone.  Pam collected an array of friends young and old.  A lover of knowledge and a fierce advocate, she went back to school in her 50’s and graduated from a community health worker program at George Brown College where she then went on to work as an elder at a corrections facility in Toronto until her retirement.  Pam enjoyed her golden years in Curve Lake First Nation spending time with her family, friends and beloved church community.  Pam was a phenomenal woman who will be dearly missed.  Loved and missed by her children Robert Hawley of Curve Lake, Melanie Alves (Orlando) of Alliston, Natalie Taylor of Chase, B.C., Iris Taylor (the late Alwayne Wright) of Toronto and Brittany Taylor of Curve Lake.  Loving grandma of Juliana, Julius, Madison, Nia and Iversyn.  Survived by her sister Jane Taylor of Toronto and several nieces, nephews and great nephews.  Predeceased by her parents Herman and Ethel Taylor, sisters Iris Mangan (Peter), Helena Taylor (Mitch), Natalie Taylor, Wendy Taylor (Archie) and brother William John Taylor (Sue).  Visitation will be held at the CURVE LAKE COMMUNITY CHURCH on Wednesday June 5, 2024 from 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.  A funeral service will follow in the church at 12:00 PM.  Interment, Curve Lake Cemetery.  A reception will follow the interment at the Curve Lake Community Centre.  Friends may send condolences by contacting THE HENDREN FUNERAL HOMES, LAKEFIELD CHAPEL, 66 Queen Street, Lakefield at www.hendrenfuneralhome.com or by calling 705-652-3355.