Pamela May Westtcott, also known as Della May Benedict, of North Ridgeville, Ohio, passed away November 1, 2005 after a long battle with Inflammatory Breast Cancer. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, she lived there until she moved to North Ridgeville in March 2005.
Ms. Westtcott was an executive assistant for several Ohio promotions and marketing companies. She also owned Dance-O-Gram and A LE MAP Promotions in Cleveland.
Ms. Westtcott enjoyed singing and dancing at community theaters and was an avid Star Trek fan. She was also a firewalker and enjoyed the opportunity to walk across 14 feet of hot coals.
She was an avid volunteer and served as an advisor to the Cuyahoga County Board of commissioners for persons with disabilities from 1995 to 2000, and volunteered with the Federation for Community Outreach for Ethnic Organization and Disability Concerns. She also taught English as a Second Language and American citizenship classes.
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Are you a Reason, a Season or a Lifetime?
People come into your life for a Reason, a Season, or a lifetime. When you figure out which one it is, you will know what to do for each person.
When someone is in our life for a Reason ... It is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend - and they are. They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then without any wrongdoing on your part, or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. Sometimes they die. Sometimes they walk away. Sometimes they act up and force you to take a stand. What we realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.
When people come into your life for a Season it is because your turn has come to share, grow or learn. They bring you an experience of peace or make you laugh. They may teach you something you have never done. They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy. Believe it. It is real ... but only for a Season.
Lifetime relationships teach you lifetime lessons. Things you must build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation. Your job is to accept the lesson, love the person and put what you have learned to use in all other relationships and areas of your life. It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant.
Thank you for being a part of my life.
