OBITUARY
 Pamela
Kay King
September 27, 1955 - January 07, 2019
Pamela Kay King was born on September 27, 1955, in Wichita, Kansas. She was the
first of three children to Alise and Norman Prothro. From a young age, Pamela
loved socializing and being around people, whether it was with friends, cousins
and family, or staying up late to hang out with the adults at the numerous
parties her parents hosted. She was an entertainer through her talents and love
of dance (tap in particular), gymnastics, piano, fashion and design, as well as,
an entertainer through her loving, gregarious, witty, comical and fiery
personality. She loved to make people laugh and smile with her light-hearted
pranks, fun stories and infectious laugh.
Pamela graduated from RL Turner High School in Carrollton, TX in 1973 where she
was a passionate member of the drill team. She went onto Wade College to receive
a degree in fashion design. Upon graduation, she decided to continue her
education and followed a dear friend to the University of Texas at El Paso. The
move was a life changing decision for shortly thereafter she met the love of her
life, Damon King.
Pamela and Damon married on June 18th, 1977 and welcomed their only child and
daughter Lauren Elizabeth, June 28, 1985. Lauren meant the world to Pamela; she
went above and beyond to assure her only daughter had a magical, enriching life.
Her creativity, and fun, unique style was highlighted in her planning of
exciting vacations and elaborate parties and events for her daughter, as well as
many others. Disneyworld was a vacation she adored and planned year after year.
She also hosted an annual ‘Cousins Gingerbread House Decorating Party’ where
family and close friends could gather in fun. She absolutely loved Christmas
time and was very particular about her special tree ornaments and other
beautiful collections that she adored. Halloween was a time for her to express
creativity through her costume ideas and designs (humans and dogs) collecting
multiple awards along the way. Attempting to scare the older trick or treaters
was also a Halloween highlight. She loved games and sports of all sorts; if you
were ever challenged by her you better bring your ‘A’ game. No matter what
Pamela did, or where we went, her involvement guaranteed a fun, over-the-top and
entertaining time.
She lived life to the fullest and made certain that those she loved received
only the best, plus some. Pamela (Pam, Pammie, Pam-Pam, soon to be Gigi) was
loved so dearly by all: family, relatives, friends, all her daughter’s friends,
neighbors, kids, her beloved dogs, teachers, doctors, her Girls Scouts…everyone.
To say she will be missed tremendously, is an understatement.
Pamela is preceded in death by her grandmother, Gwendolyn Leonard, grandfather
Frank Leonard and father, Norman Gene Prothro.
She is survived by her husband of 41 years, Damon Charles King; daughter, Lauren
King Saatkamp (Joseph) of Franklin, TN; mother, Alise Prothro of Rockwall, TX;
brothers, Shawn Prothro of Garland, TX and Lance Prothro (Rhonda) of Rockwall,
TX; future first grandchild; furry malti-poo children, Lulu and Lucy; furry
schnoodle grandchild, Routeburn and hundreds of beloved relatives.
A Memorial Service will be held at 5:30 pm on Friday, January 11, 2019 at Custer
Road United Methodist Church, 6601 Custer Rd., Plano, TX 75023. Flowers should
be sent to the church or, in lieu of flowers, a donation, in Pamela’s name, may
be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital at www.stjude.org/. |
Submitted by Edward Lynn Williams |
