October 2022

Pamela Ann (Parsons) Ritter, age 85, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 5, 2022 in Corpus Christi, Texas. She was born on February 15, 1937, to Wilfred and Rita (Smith) Parsons in Brighton, Australia. Pam spent her early years in the southeastern Australia area where she loved the outdoors. The family has many photos of her with koala’s, riding horses and swimming. She attended junior high and high school at St Hilda’s in Southport, Queensland and later The Mother of Association of Queensland where she earned a nursing certification. In the early 60’s Pam met and fell in love with an American seismograph operator, George Ritter, who was working in Australia. After the birth of their first son, Christopher, the new family realized the seismograph work kept George away from home too much. The Ritter’s decided to pack their belongings and sail from Sydney Harbor for a three-week voyage to San Francisco. After a few moves, the family settled in Alice, Tx, where they welcomed two more sons, Mark and Stephen. Once the boys started school, Pam found her engaging personality helped her to become a successful Tupperware Consultant, and later a manager. During her twenty-plus years with Tupperware, Pam made many life-long friends and received numerous sales awards. Pam will be always remembered as a loving mother, totally devoted to her three sons. With her thick Aussie accent and witty sense of humor she was forever telling her boys, “Let me talk” when they lovingly antagonized her. As Nana, to grandchildren, Christopher and Andrew, and great-grandchildren Christopher, Trinity and Alexander her arms were always open and her heart was full. Pam was known as a social butterfly! You would find her line dancing at the nursing home, playing Bunco with the ladies, gambling in Windover, wearing one of her 12 decorated hats with the Red Hat Society, having happy hour on the patio with friends. After George’s untimely death, Pam found friendship and support in