Pamela Ann Wilson
April 10, 1950 - January 12, 2018

Born in Georgetown, Guyana, South America on April 10, 1950, Pamela Ann McPherson was the second child and only daughter of three children to the the late John and Gwendolyn McPherson. She was especially close to her father who predeceased her. Pamela was affectionately known to close family and friends as "Pam", "Pammie", "PamPam" or "SisPam". Pamela received her formative years of education in her home town of Georgetown, Guyana. She attended St. Stevens Elementary school and split her high school years between the prestigious girls' schools of St. Joseph's and St. Rose's High Schools. Upon successfully completing her A-Level examinations, she migrated to Jamaica in 1970 to study Government at the University of the West Indies (UWI Mona). She successfully completed studies in 1973 and graduated in 1974 with Second Class Honors.

After graduation, she was employed by the Jamaican Government, working in the Jamaican Information Service (then called API). Her employment with API took her on many different assignments working with various Ministries and Agencies of Government. She also worked for a short time as a teacher at the Kingston Senior School.

In 1977, she pursed furthering her educational studies and her dream, as she applied to earn her Masters Degree in Political Science at Howard University in Washington DC. In the summer of 1977, while on vacation in the USA, she met her future husband Ricky Wilson, who at the time was studying dentistry at Howard University. Pamela and Ricky married on July 31, 1979 and the union produced three children: Khary, Monifa and Omar Wilson, In 1979, Pamela moved with Ricky to the Canal Zone in Panama, where he was stationed for Military service in the US Army after his graduation. While in Panama for three years, Pamela worked with the US Army for some time. While she was there, they were able to travel to other Central and South American countries. Due to marriage and pregnancy, she took a two-year break and graduated in 1983 with a Masters degree in Political Science.

In 1983, Pamela returned with her husband to Jamaica, which became her permanent home. While in Jamaica, she managed her husband's dental practice, as well as serving in several capacities for both major political parties. In late 1994 she was diagnosed with end stage renal disease and was subsequently placed on dialysis in 1995. In 1997 she had her first kidney transplant at Jackson Memorial Hospital. This kidney lasted for seven years. She was again placed on dialysis and had her second transplant in March 2014.

In 1997 after her transplant, Pamela accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior and was baptized on April 3, 1998. She became a member of the Miami Seventh Day Baptist and the Blue Mountain Seventh Baptist Church in Jamaica. In 2003, she helped formulate the Mandeville Seventh Day Baptist Church, as she was one of the foundation members of the church. Pamela held many offices in the church, such as the first treasurer, assistant treasurer and auditor. She was also an Executive Member, a member of the Prayer Band Ministry and a member of the Evangelism Ministry.

On January 12, 2018, due to complications from viral encephalitis, Pamela went to sleep to await the resurrection of the righteous. Pamela is bereaved by her husband Dr. Rueleo Wilson, son Khary Wilson, daughter Dr. Monifa Wilson and son Omar Wilson. Also her granddaughters Zuri Wilson and Kamali Morris, brother Dr.Selwyn-Lloyd McPherson, nephew Selwyn Lloyd Jr., step son Rueleo Wilson Jr and many relatives and friends.


Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope.

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