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The best part about being retired is never having to request time off. Congratulations!
- Lucas Pinho

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Pamela, you earned that title as one of the few persons who has served as director in three offices (four if one counts returning to Rio for a second stint)!  You left your indelible mark in each location.  How does it feel to be a worldwide icon!?
I particularly enjoyed the many anecdotes you shared, especially over dinner and a libation.
Best wishes and enjoy your forever home, your family, and California.
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Late to party, but I'm glad I caught it before it was closed.  I wish you loads of happiness, crazy adventures and pleasant surprises in your retirement.

All the very best, tandy ombogo

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Dear Pamela,

Congratulations on a standout career and best wishes for your retirement!
May you have a happy and fulfilling retirement!

All the best for you and your family,
Yasmine Figueiredo

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Prezada Pamela,

Having your daily guidance over the past month has been a great way to start.   Thanks for postponing your retirement until I was on board!

The more I learn about the duties, the more I am impressed with what you have done.  Not only did you do this complex work in Rio, but in Nairobi and in Islamabad, as well! 

I can see that doing the job well takes a lot of dedication, communication skills and also what Brazilians call “jogo de cintura,” the ability to assess evolving situations and to respond to them creatively.

This past year has called for creative responses more than ever, and you guided your team through this pandemic period as well as could be hoped.  It will be hard to follow in your shoes, but you have left me with a great group to work with.

I will certainly be interrupting your well-deserved retirement with questions, since you have so kindly agreed to receive them, and I look forward to meeting again in Rio before long!

Obrigado e até breve,

Paul

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Dear Pamela:

Warmest congratulations on your retirement but most of all a thousand thanks for a lifetime of dedicated public service.

You have served in some challenging places and performed extraordinary work to advance knowledge and mutual understanding.  There are so many people in multiple countries who count you as a mentor and friend. Your success would not have been possible without your warm and engaging personality and willingness to help others. Your cultural curiosity and broad intellectual interests were also obvious to all who had the pleasure of working with you. The Library of Congress was very fortunate indeed to have you in key positions for so long.

I hope you enjoy this well-deserved retirement, especially at a time when our own country is about to renew its commitment to democratic values.

All the very best,
Scott

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To the Wonderful World of Retirement.  Aproveite!

Here is a Holiday image of me and the new guy wishing you Happy Days!
Charles A. Perrone  UFL

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Here's a little bit of SALALM history...President Pamela Howard-Reguindin ahead of the 50th annual conference (Gainesville 2005), with Phillips and Losch of the local arrangements committee, and Miss Imogene Hixson, who had attended the first meeting in 1956!

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What a beautiful career you have achieved! You deserve to be proud of it! Congratulations!

Many cities visited, many cultures lived and much experience gained over the years! The memories must be countless and unforgettable!

In the Rio Office were many years of dedication, enthusiasm, contribution and professionalism that will never be forgotten because all was very enriching and important for the Office and the team. Thank you!!

You left in the Office your eternal mark!

Now that a new stage has begun in your life, I wish you to be happy and enjoy your family to the fullest!

I will not say goodbye, I will just say “see you soon”, with the certainty that we will meet again in Rio, the city that you embraced!

Cheers!

Carla Maia

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Pamela,
Congratulations for your successful career as a librarian. My best wishes on your new chapter of life!

Glória Valim

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Pamela,
A convivência que tivemos por um bom tempo só acrescentou na minha vida coisas boas.
Aprendi muito com você e agradeço todas oportunidades que me deu, desejando que nesse novo horizonte que fará parte da sua vida agora, seja lindo e colorido.
Obrigada por fazer parte da minha história.
Beijos com muito carinho,
Marli Gomes Soares.

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Congratulations on your great career!

Have a healthy and happy deserved retirement!

Thank you very much for the opportunity of working for LC Rio Office and for all I leaned from you!

Do count on me if you need any assistance in your next visit to Rio de Janeiro. You will always be welcome as a carioca!

Warm regards,

Valéria Cussa

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HR/Rio team wish you all the best and enjoy your retirement. You deserve it!

Grande abraço,

Antonieta Dias, Daisy Barbosa, Jose Alexandre Silva and Renato Souza

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Although our time working together was very short, I wish you all the best as you embark on this new chapter of your life.  And if you should need something, please don't hesitate to reach out to us.

All the best,
Francisco

Head, Iberia/Rio Office Section, Library of Congress

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Que esse novo tempo com mais liberdade lhe traga muita satisfação e a oportunidade de realizar os seus melhores projetos.
Agradeço a você por toda a sua ajuda e o trabalho tão importante à frente desse escritório que por tanto tempo fez parte da minha vida e me motivou tanto.
Um abraço carinhoso e meus votos de muita saúde e alegrias nessa nova fase.
Margarida Dias

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I wish you all the very best in the next phase in your life.  I am sure our paths will cross somewhere, some time since we will both grab the first post COVID opportunity to traveltraveltravel :)

Laila

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I wish you will have a nice retirement among those you love so much!

I will always remember how hard you worked to achieve the LOC, Rio de Janeiro goals.  You may don´t know about this but other colleagues from DOS Administration section also liked to work with you because you are pratical person and made decisions quickly.

We worked together all these past years and I noticed how much you liked my country, culture, people, specially "Cariocas"

You gave us guidance with your direct style but it was necessary in many ways.

Thank you very much!

Sonia Silbernagel

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Dear Pamela,A salute to you and my best wishes, on your retirement from your years of faithful service to the Library of Congress. You experienced a long period of  transition and challenges in the overseas program and served with grace and good humour.   It has been  a privilege to have known you. Blessings.Jim Armstrong

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Dear Pamela,A salute to you and my best wishes, on your retirement from your years of faithful service to the Library of Congress. You experienced a long period of  transition and challenges in the overseas program and served with grace and good humour.   It has been  a privilege to have known you. Blessings.Jim Armstrong

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Pamela,
It was wonderful to work with you in your capacity as the field director of the Nairobi and Rio de Janeiro overseas offices. You were as expected extremely capable in both capacities. I will miss our virtual and in person meetings, where we got to know each other both personally and professionally.  Enjoy your retirement and the sun that shines always in San Diego. You are richly deserving of this new path in life. I wish you only the best that life has to give, including happiness and excellent health. Angela Kinney

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Desejo que você tenha muito sucesso nessa nova etapa que agora abraça.

Obrigada e parabéns pelo seu profissionalismo.

Maria Amelia Sant´Anna

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to a colleague who is wise, generous, and genuine in every way. I know you and your family will have a wonderful retirement! Love -- Susan Morris

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Dear Pamela,

I wish you a very happy retirement..

Niaz Ahmad
LOC Islamabad

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Dear Pamela,
Congratulations for a new period of life that is just about to begin! It has been a great pleasure to work and learn with your expertise! I just would like to thank you for 1 year and 6 months to work with such a great team!
We will be missing you so much!!! All the very best to you and your family... and please come to visit us in Rio!!! Best wishes!!!!!
Malu

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Pamela,
Tudo de bom nesta nova etapa. Grata por tudo, abraços Elen
Representante BSB

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Só guardo boas lembranças de quando trabalhamos juntas ( e também do nosso último encontro) que foi muito agradável! Voce foi uma super chefe que me guiou, me ensinou e me deu chance de fazer o melhor! Obrigada por tudo!
Aproveite o futuro! Se Deus quiser ainda nos encontraremos algum dia....Até breve!
Vanny!!!🙏🏻😘

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Pamela aproveita bastante essa sua nova jornada tudo de bom para você e sua família!!

“Aposentadoria é quando você para de viver para trabalhar e começa a trabalhar para viver”.

Rosangela Veloso

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Dear Pamela,
No more planning strategy, no more participants queries and no more worry of budget; now spend your days counting happiness, joy and fun. I wish you a very happy retirement..
Abdus Salam
LOC Islamabad

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Retirement is an opportunity to change your life into something new and different. Hopefully you will enjoy doing things you didn't have time to do before. I wish you good health, happiness and success on the way to the next chapter of your life! Congratulations!
Zakir

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Dear Pamela,              Working with you has been an immense pleasure the past couple of years. Your graciousness about the people with whom you work, your delight in an acknowledgment of their successes, and your ability to make them the heroes, has always impressed me.

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Dear Pamela,              Working with you has been an immense pleasure the past couple of years. Your graciousness about the people with whom you work, your delight in an acknowledgment of their successes, and your ability to make them the heroes, has always impressed me.

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Enjoy your free time!
Hameed Ahmad
Head of Cataloging
Library of Congress Office
Islamabad Pakistan
hahm@loc.gov

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A new phase in life, and we all hope for that it is a good one. We deserve it, don´t we?  I wish you all the best, Pamela! It was very good to meet and work with you.
Lucia David

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Welcome to a happy retirement, Pamela!  The best part of life is just starting now.  Enjoy it fully: you worked hard to get it!All the best,Victor Tamm.

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Thank you for welcoming me to Rio & being such a great sponsor!

May retirement grant you absolute freedom to enjoy life to the fullest!

Cheers!

Pri

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Thank you for the warm welcome to the Rio office and to your home. I will always cherish playing card games with you and Henry (and you always beat us!) having amazing G&Ts and enjoying the view from your lovely apt. Your commitment to the Rio office, its staff, and contributions to developing a great Brasiliana collection for LC will always be appreciated.
I hope we get to connect in California!
Talia

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Dearest Pamela,

I  saw a photo of you in your office with your back to the window.  All of a sudden, it seemed as if a gentil breeze came through the closed glass and spread "saudades" all over my living room...

Spiritually I linked emotions and our friendship.  It brought back so many "memories"...

I "revisited" parties, ceremonies, arrivals, departures, awards, ends of tours, good-bys, welcomes, people we looked up to and others who we helped, tutored, encouraged, praised, selected, promoted, pipped (!).  Employees who became part of our lives, each one in his/her own way.  We learned a lot.  The strive to do our best to the employee and to fulfill the USG/LOC's aspirations, intents, programs and results, was our passion.  We made it so many times and failed a few,  but, we really tried!

All in all, we were a family.  There was mutual respect, mutual understanding, mutual consent and mutual orderly dissent.  We saw each other grow, get married, leave, return and then...retire.  Now, it is your turn!

Looking back, I clearly remember a day when I was interviewing one of your employees for the CAJE exercise, and we started talking about the Library of Congress and its magnitude and importance.  Of course I was dead silent.  Then you said:

"Ana, have you ever been to The Library? - "N,nno".  "Can you imagine the size of the Library"?  - "N,nno"  "Do you know how many books we have there"? - "N,nno"!

Then you smiled and said:  "just for laughs, I know you will like this one! We have a book, which is a jewel.  It is properly kept in a plastic box, and to see it you go into a room, and they give you the box, instructions, a magnifying glass and a pin"!  I said,  "BUT...WHAT?! "A magni.......,  a pin". WHAT for"???   You:  "The magnifying glass is to read the "book"!  And in my painful ignorance, I said, "what is the pin for"?  You said:  "to turn the pages!"  I was speechless.  The little treasure, it seems, is still there!  The title is:  "Old King Cole" and it is 0.9 X 1.25 X 1 mm square!

I really pray I did a good CAJE report for the employee I was interviewing because after that, I was mesmerized by your story of the tiny book...  God Bless all Libraries, all authors, all books written, the people who "nurse" them and those who teach us how to love them ALL!   YOU ARE ONE OF THESE PERSONS!

HAVE A BLESSED RETIREMENT WITH YOUR FAMILY.  RESPECTFULLY, ALL MY LOVE.

Ana Maria C. de Miranda

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Querida Pamela!                É difícil imaginar a LC sem você. É como se você fosse parte da LC since ever!!                        Lembro de você desde o primeiro SALALM, com a Lúcia Ehlers... (nem lembro o ano.... rsrs). Mas, lembro que fomos jantar juntas e foi uma noite muito agradável!!   Lembro também de você sempre  passando na minha mesa nos encontros do SALALM, e de nossas conversas, inclusive de um convite para irmos ao Rio e fazer uma visita à sua casa... será que ainda vamos fazer essa visita??                          Mas, seu dia de descanso chegou, e MERECIDAMENTE você vai aproveitá-lo, certo? Nosso desejo é que tenha dias felizes sempre. Faça o que 'der na telha', afinal o mundo é seu!!           Receba nosso abraço carinhoso e os votos de muitas felicidades nessa nova fase da sua vida. Viva feliz!!                          Angela & Robert     Atlantis Livros.                        

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Querida Pamela!                É difícil imaginar a LC sem você. É como se você fosse parte da LC since ever!!                        Lembro de você desde o primeiro SALALM, com a Lúcia Ehlers... (nem lembro o ano.... rsrs). Mas, lembro que fomos jantar juntas e foi uma noite muito agradável!!   Lembro também de você sempre  passando na minha mesa nos encontros do SALALM, e de nossas conversas, inclusive de um convite para irmos ao Rio e fazer uma visita à sua casa... será que ainda vamos fazer essa visita??                          Mas, seu dia de descanso chegou, e MERECIDAMENTE você vai aproveitá-lo, certo? Nosso desejo é que tenha dias felizes sempre. Faça o que 'der na telha', afinal o mundo é seu!!           Receba nosso abraço carinhoso e os votos de muitas felicidades nessa nova fase da sua vida. Viva feliz!!                          Angela & Robert     Atlantis Livros.                        

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I await your visit to Southeast Asia. I am glad to be able to call you a colleague. We may be separated by miles, but we truly are an OVOP family with shared experiences.
Will miss you at future FD meetings.
Carol

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I wish you a long and healthy retirement!

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I wish you a long and healthy retirement!

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Pamela, you have always been an amazing example for me and and for all the offices you worked for. Your dedication and hard work is, and will always be inspiring! I will never forget you for all the moments you were there for us! Enjoy your retirement!
Rony

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Visiting CREB (Centro de Referência de Artesanato Brasileiro) with former office staff - 2018

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Visiting CREB (Centro de Referência de Artesanato Brasileiro) with former office staff - 2018

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Congratulations dear Pamela on your outstanding career and contributions to library collections around the world—-from the US Foreign Service through your decades at the Library of Congress.
You made many friends throughout four continents.
I remember so well the wonderful celebration of the thirtieth anniversary of the Rio Office which I was honored to attend.
Wishing you a very happy retirement.
Con un fuerte abrazo,
Georgette Dorn

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It was such a pleasure to receive your helpful, cheerful BCAP e-mails.  I am sorry to have never had the opportunity to meet you in person!  Have a wonderful retirement and thank you so much for all you did for us!
Anna Shparberg, Rice University

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Você está partindo com lindas lembrancinhas e memórias inesquecíveis. Desejo-lhe uma aposentadoria saudável e feliz. Por favor, mantenha contato.
Parabéns a você!

Um Abraço do,
Carlos Olave

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Thank you for the support over the years. I always looked forward to BCAP lunch at SALALM!  Best wishes for a very happy retirement.

Warmly,
Deb Raftus (University of Washington Libraries)

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Best wishes for a happy and fulfilling retirement! Congratulations and many happy returns.
Barbara Alvarez (U Michigan)

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Enjoy this new phase of life – The Retirement

I want to thank you for your leadership and help during two important events in history, 9/11 and the COVID Pandemic that you were in charge of LOC in Rio. You help us to face this periods.

All the best for you in your family.

Aprendi muito trabalhando com você

Hanne

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Pamela, may you enjoy your retirement.

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Dear Pamela,
Parabéns pela aposentadoria! Uma nova e feliz etapa de sua vida se inicia com novos objetivos.

Nosso trabalho no USIS/Rio Library Division foi intenso e desafiador! Por onde você esteve incentivou o crescimento pessoal e profissional dos que estavam ao seu redor, proporcionou um ambiente de trabalho agradável, compartilhou conhecimento e experiências, semeando assim amizades verdadeiras.

Sua competência profissional é um exemplo inspirador para todos os bibliotecários, independente da nacionalidade. Integridade, valores éticos, companheirismo e atitudes generosas serão lembranças marcantes.

Em 2020, nosso último encontro presencial, tive a honra e felicidade de compartilhar um momento especial de minha trajetória profissional durante a cerimônia de posse dos dirigentes da Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro.

Assim que possível, espero reencontrá-la presencialmente para celebrarmos a vida com nossas famílias.

Desejo saúde e muitas alegrias. Enjoy your free time!

Leila Andrade

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Dear Pamela,

Too bad this is a virtual goodbye... I wonder how would be the party you would have at your gorgeous apartment just across Guanabara Bay and Sugar Loaf being the superb host you are!

We have a special link between us that I hope could be useful to other librarians interested in Brazilian serial acquisitions. We left our mark in Salalm...

Enjoy your retirement, this new phase in life when we are our individual “boss”, doing things we enjoy in our own time. Freedom translates our new life. Hope we get rid of this virus, and will host you in Rio again. Abraços e saudades!
Frida Garbati

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Seminar on Copyrights - National Library 2005

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Pamela, It was an honor to work with you during this year, even working at home I've leaned many things with you. I regret that our time working together was so short and wish you a  good retirement. Definitely I will miss you.

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Pamela, It was an honor to work with you during this year, even working at home I've leaned many things with you. I regret that our time working together was so short and wish you a  good retirement. Definitely I will miss you.

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Rodrigo

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Agradeço o incentivo e o reconhecimento profissional durante o período que trabalhamos juntas.
Boa sorte para a  nova etapa de sua vida.

Magaly - SP Bib Rep

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Pamela, I want to wish you all the best in this new moment of your life!

Thank you for believing I could be a good addition to the LOC Rio team.

Even though we did not have the chance to properly work together, I admire you and hope your retirement brings you joy and many happy days.

- Ariel

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Congratulations on your retirement! You certainly deserve it! I hope you enjoy this new moment with your family, friends and doing the things you like. It was great to work with you!

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Congratulations on your retirement! You certainly deserve it! I hope you enjoy this new moment with your family, friends and doing the things you like. It was great to work with you!

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Adriana

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Congrats on your retirement Pamela! May it be everything you want and more!

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Congrats on your retirement Pamela! May it be everything you want and more!

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Sandy

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Dear Pamela, congratulations on your retirement; your contributions to everything-OvOp are a shining legacy for future directors and staff to benefit, and of course your work at each the offices you served at made an impact. I will miss you as a colleague, but I hope our travel paths will keep you as a friend. My best wishes to you and your family! Sincerely, William Kopycki, LOC-Cairo

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Pamela, com muito carinho, relembrando os muitos momentos felizes que compartilhamos, registro aqui meus votos que continue  com sua carreira  de sucessos , na companhia de sua linda familia!  Carmen Muricy

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We will miss you!  For sure you will be missed by everyone you had contact in your second Home country : Brazil ! You had not only the determination to add value to all librarians you shared your knowledge , Academic experience , international  background and above all ,your friendship and admiration for Brazilians! I know that for many years you adopted Brazil to help us to make better understand about the American civilization and the  global community! I am very lucky for considering you my American sister! Thanks for the contribution you gave to  me at Uniao, ASU And at the Library of  Congress as acquisition librarian in Sao Paulo!  For sure I see you soon with my daughter, Carina! Roseli Azevedo.

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Pamela,

Congratulations on your retirement! I hope you enjoy every single moment of this new chapter of your life with your family, friends and hobbies.

Working at the Library of Congress has always been a dream, and I am very thankful because you've helped it come true. I will never forget you because you're part of this great part of my history now. You have set a great example of a professional and librarian. I am very happy that I had the pleasure to work and learn from you, even for only 2 years.

You'll be very missed!

Anna Lu

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Congratulations on your retirement, Pamela! Thank you for everything you’ve done for LC over the years, bringing so much joy and dedication to the office, always displaying a practical approach to solving problems! :)

I’ve learned a lot from you as a boss and a librarian! You’ve had a brilliant carrier with so many accomplishments and memorable moments, congrats!!

Enjoy all the plans you have in retirement! See you soon in Rio for a bolinho de bacalhau & caipirinha!

Happy retirement!!

Igor Fazano

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Hope to see you again. It was a privilege to know and work with you. My profound admiration always! Elda and Jim

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Though, we do not have worked directly, but I do remember your welcome message when I joined LOC Islamabad office. I wish you best of luck and happy retirement.

Fakhar/LOC Islamabad