PAMELA J. BOYCE: A No-Nonsense
Life
Sometimes
people would see Pamela J. Boyce's direct, no-nonsense
style and take it for abrasiveness, says her partner,
Catherine Anello. But Pamela, 43, refused to change. "It
was similar to slapping someone in the face," Catherine
says of the woman she shared a life with in Dyker
Heights, Brooklyn. "If there was someone who lost a loved
one and had been grieving too long, so that they were not
living their life, she would say, `Stop. It's not what
they would want. They are in a better place.' She said,
`I'm not afraid to die because I know where I am going is
beautiful.' "
Pamela had been the assistant vice president of
accounting in the New York office of Carr Futures, on the
92nd floor of 1 World Trade Center. She was a competitive
disco dancer. One of her happiest moments was serving as
a Lamaze coach for her sister Desiree when her niece
Kristina was born. "She was so neurotic there she had to
find something specific on the baby to make sure they got
the right one," Catherine said, laughing. "I think she
finally found a little mark on her ear."
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