Pamela Kirkland-Isenberg, 59, a loving mother, Oma, sister, friend and artist unexpectedly passed into Fan District history on March 17, 2005 while working that day's Times-Dispatch crossword (the hard one). Born in Augusta, Georgia, and raised in the budding metropolis of Martinsville, Va., Pam escaped to the big city of Richmond, Va. where she spent her entire adult life living in the Fan, only occasionally venturing out to Charlottesville for a change of pace.

She graduated from Richmond Professional Institute (now VCU) in 1968 with a degree in Fine Arts. Following college, she made a ten-year attempt at domesticity which resulted in the birth of her four children: Buff (yes, Buff), Ethan, Amy and Kory. Following her divorce in the late 70s, she emerged on the Fan District's social scene amongst other local artists and those that simply craved the bohemian lifestyle; she had found her home!

For the next 27 years, she was a staple at Carytown's many coffee shops, Fan restaurants and Main Street's consignment and thrift stores. Her absence will be greatly felt by her family, her many dear friends and acquaintances, and signals the end of an era for the Fan District.

Pam is survived by her parents, Kenneth and Ruth Kirkland of Summerville, S.C.; her daughter and son-in-law, Buff and Doug Harwood; her son and his fiancé, Ethan Isenberg and Emily Righter; her daughter, Kory Isenberg, all of Richmond, Va.; and her daughter and son-in-law, Amy and Tony Cooke of Kensington, Md.; her brother, Tim Kirkland of Goosecreek, S.C.; her sister and brother-in-law, Melissa and Dave Evans of Boulder, Colo.; four grandchildren, Ethan and Zachary Harwood, and Adam and Eliza Cooke; three granddoggies, Jeb, Lucy and Clyde; and one grandkitty, Kitty. She is preceded in death by her brother Kevin Kirkland.