{"id":18680,"date":"2013-12-01T10:15:52","date_gmt":"2013-12-01T15:15:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=18680"},"modified":"2013-12-16T09:20:48","modified_gmt":"2013-12-16T14:20:48","slug":"emu-mourns-passing-of-always-helpful-pam-arbogast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2013\/emu-mourns-passing-of-always-helpful-pam-arbogast\/","title":{"rendered":"EMU mourns passing of always helpful Pam Arbogast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Eastern Mennonite University community is mourning the loss of Pamela D. Arbogast, lead custodian in the University Commons, who passed away at age 50 on Nov. 30, 2013, after a three-year battle with cancer.<\/p>\n<p>Arbogast is survived by her husband Chris Arbogast and two sons, Bryce and Collin. She is the daughter of Vera (Lambert) Moore of Harrisonburg and the late Richard Moore.<a href=\"http:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/is\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/12\/arbogast_pam_web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-18689\" alt=\"arbogast_pam_web\" src=\"http:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/is\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/12\/arbogast_pam_web-224x300.jpg\" width=\"179\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/12\/arbogast_pam_web-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/12\/arbogast_pam_web.jpg 467w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 179px) 100vw, 179px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Arbogast worked at EMU for 15 years in custodial services and was well known and popular around campus. She was a regular at EMU&#8217;s twice weekly chapels in Lehman Auditorium.<\/p>\n<p>Evie King, supervisor of custodial services, said Arbogast had a caring heart and inspired her coworkers to embrace life as she battled for her own. &#8220;She constantly reached out to those around her,&#8221; said King, &#8220;and was quick to offer help to her team members and to other custodial teams when they were swamped with extra work.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/studentlife\/campus-ministries\/\">Campus Ministries <\/a>has scheduled a campus memorial service\u00a0 at 7 p.m. on\u00a0 Dec. 4 in Pam&#8217;s familiar surroundings of Lehman Auditorium. Memorial contributions may be made to the Bridgewater Fire Department, 304 North Main St., Bridgewater, Va., 22812.<\/p>\n<p>Online condolences may be sent to the family at <a href=\"http:\/\/johnsonfs.com\/fh\/obituaries\/obituary.cfm?o_id=2337973&amp;fh_id=10293\">johnsonfs.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>EMU\u2019s information on grief and support resources is available <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/studentlife\/counseling\/resources\/coping-with-grief\/\">online<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Eastern Mennonite University community is mourning the loss of Pamela D. 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