Pamela Waddell Shaw passed away at home with her family on October 10, 2018 after a valiant battle against pancreatic cancer.  She was born May 21, 1951 to Clarence Jewell and Mary Lou Anderson Waddell in Salisbury, NC.  Her family moved to Churchland, VA when she was ten.

Pamela was a graduate of Churchland High School and became a registered nurse after graduating from Norfolk General Hospital School of Nursing.  She later earned her bachelor's and master's degrees while raising a family and working full time in a wide variety of nursing capacities including open heart surgery, operating room supervisor, occupational health, and infection control. She retired from the VA Hospital in Hampton in January 2017 after over 40 years of serving others as a dedicated nurse.

Pamela was a loving and open-hearted person with a wide circle of friends.  She loved working in her flower garden, painting, and playing bridge with her "bridgettes." She enjoyed sailing with her friends at the Hampton Yacht Club, and especially traveling the Caribbean islands. She later discovered golf and enjoyed playing at Pinehurst.  She was happiest at the beach with her family and friends. Pamela was also a long-time member of St. John's Episcopal Church, where she sang in the choir for over 20 years.

She was preceded in death by her parents, C.J. and Mary Lou Waddell, her twin sister Donna Tarkenton, and her stepmother LaVohn Waddell.  She is survived by her husband of 33 years, Hurley J. Shaw III, her daughters Jennifer Smith (David) and Julia Thompson (Olin), her stepdaughter Sarah Peyton (Josh), her stepson James Shaw (Angela), her brother Bryan Waddell (Jean), and grandchildren Ella and Jack Smith, Will Wrenn, Cullin, Josh and Kendall Thompson, and Evelyn, Audrey and Caitlin Shaw.

A visitation will be held at R. Hayden Smith Funeral Home in Hampton, VA from 4:00 to 6:00 pm on Sunday, October 14th.  A funeral service will be held at St. John's Episcopal Church on Monday, October 15th at 1:00 pm with interment to follow in the church cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. John's Music Foundation ( http://www.stjohnshampton.org/ ) or to The Sol Goldman Pancreatic Cancer Research Center at Johns Hopkins Hospital ( http://pathology.jhu.edu/pancreas/support.php ).