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From childhood poverty to life of service: Remembering Pamela Atkinson

By Deseret News · October 10, 2026 · 1 min read
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Pamela Atkinson devoted her life to helping Utahns experiencing homelessness, poverty and illness, drawing on her own childhood in poverty. A nurse educator and health care executive, she helped establish clinics for underserved communities and advised four Utah governors.

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