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Pamela K. “Pam” Balow

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Pamela K. “Pam” Balow

Birth
Death
15 Mar 2020 (aged 78)
McLean, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Melcroft, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA GPS-Latitude: 40.0567361, Longitude: -79.3526833
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Daughter of Frank Wills Balow & Katherine Theresa (Benzinger) Balow. Sister of Frank Archibald Balow, Eric Martin Balow, Sherry Lenore (Balow) Kelley, Holly Gertrude Robedeau & Kyle Anne Balow. Wife of B. Hugh Tovar.

She graduated from Rosary College in 1963 and served in Bangkok, Thailand, with the State Department until 1965. She later joined the Central Intelligence Agency and returned to Bangkok, where she became fluent in the Thai language and was the embassy's most experienced political officer. Pamela's career at the CIA advanced with increasing responsibility through tours of duty in Rome, Singapore, Chicago and Canberra, where she was chief of station. Pam was chief of the National Resettlement Operations Center (NROC) when she retired after 30 years in 1997.
Daughter of Frank Wills Balow & Katherine Theresa (Benzinger) Balow. Sister of Frank Archibald Balow, Eric Martin Balow, Sherry Lenore (Balow) Kelley, Holly Gertrude Robedeau & Kyle Anne Balow. Wife of B. Hugh Tovar.

She graduated from Rosary College in 1963 and served in Bangkok, Thailand, with the State Department until 1965. She later joined the Central Intelligence Agency and returned to Bangkok, where she became fluent in the Thai language and was the embassy's most experienced political officer. Pamela's career at the CIA advanced with increasing responsibility through tours of duty in Rome, Singapore, Chicago and Canberra, where she was chief of station. Pam was chief of the National Resettlement Operations Center (NROC) when she retired after 30 years in 1997.


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  • Created by: Rick Kauffman
  • Added: Mar 21, 2020
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/208296082/pamela_k-balow: accessed ), memorial page for Pamela K. “Pam” Balow (8 Jun 1941–15 Mar 2020), Find a Grave Memorial ID 208296082, citing Saint Raymonds Cemetery, Melcroft, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Rick Kauffman (contributor 47010205).