Pamela W. Brooke died March 28 in Newbury.

A longtime resident of Newburyport, she recently moved to the Vineyard, an Island she loved.

A trained licensed practical nurse, her career was devoted to working for the Head Start Program in Haverhill and most recently on the Vineyard.

She is survived by her longtime companion Richard Gale of Oak Bluffs. She was the mother of James Shoaf of New York city and Jason Byrnes of San Diego, the grandmother of Emma Shoaf of New York city and Tyler Byrnes of San Diego, Calif., and sister of Susan Ferruggio (her twin) of Milton, Sandy Maguire of Newbury and Allan Wilson of Ayer.

Donations may be made in her memory to the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 10 Brookline Place, West, 6th Floor, Brookline MA 02445-7226, attention Contribution Services.