Pamela Sanger Smith's Obituary
Pamela (Pam) Sanger Smith, 56, of Garland, Texas, died Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2009, in Twin Falls, Idaho, at the home of her sister, after a long battle with cancer. She will be so missed by her family and many, many friends. She was full of life and on the go constantly. She loved to shop and always had a hard time turning down a bargain. She was naturally talented and loved to sing. She was always the life of the party. Pam began her career in mortgage banking as a receptionist at Plavco Mortgage Company. Her sharp mind and sweet personality lead to several promotions. She left Plavco for a Senior Processing position in the Richardson branch of Hinton Mortgage & Investment Co. Eventually, she moved to their corporate office, where she assisted in the management and training of the processing staff. Her knowledge, coupled with her wry sense of humor, endeared her to both staff and management. She made lifelong friends during her nine-year tenure with the firm. During the economic/real estate crisis of the late 1980s, Pam was hired by a local due diligence firm that specialized in the securitization of mortgages for the RTC. She traveled extensively throughout the country managing and training staff auditors. Several of the young college graduates she trained in the basics of mortgage banking during her tenure, became leaders in the industry. Tired of traveling, Pam took a position in the Quality Control Department at Nationsbank (now Bank of America). She was responsible for the most complicated loan transactions and was a strong mentor to her peers. Pam ended her mortgage banking career at First Nationwide Co. (now CitiMortgage) as the supervisor of the Government Insuring Department. She was highly respected by her staff due to her natural ability to lead people through coaching and mentoring. Pam is preceded in death by her parents, Charles Burch and Janis M. Sanger. She is survived by her daughter, Angela (Russ) Lowry; granddaughters, McCailyn and Ashton Lowry; and sister, Jan (Chuck) Rogers. Pam’s family gratefully acknowledges the love and support throughout her life of three very special friends, Brenda Wilson, Kyle Keller and Ann Maynard. And, a special thanks to our dear friend, Marcia Hendon, for all of the special care that she gave Pam and her sister in the last few months of her life. A private burial will take place in Dallas at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of Parke’s Magic Valley Funeral Home in Twin Falls.
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