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Longtime friend to homeless, community advocate Pamela Atkinson dies at 93

By KSL · October 12, 2026 · 1 min read
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Pamela Joan Collin Atkinson, longtime counselor to government officials, friend to the homeless, nurse educator and community advocate, died Saturday. Atkinson has been called Utah's Mother Teresa for her love of and compassion for those who struggle.

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