Pam Snell (salymap)

[Padraig]

Thanks for letting us know, f f.
Sorry for your trouble, Jenny; you were a loyal companion to our salymap.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a h-anam

[Karafan]

A sad loss - Salymap was a source of much fun and wisdom. RIP Pam Go in peace.

[johncorrigan]

So sorry to hear the news about salymap - R.I.P.

[Flay]

And from me to. She was a lovely personality

[Petrushka]

Sad, but inevitable news I fear.

Loved salymap's many anecdotes about her experiences in the London music publishing business and especially on seeing Vaughan Williams, a young Colin Davis (still in uniform, if I remember correctly), Furtwangler conduct Brahms in 1948 and Sir Malcolm Sargent many times in the Albert Hall.

We exchanged messages a few times particularly after the unexpected passing of Chris Newman which greatly saddened us both.

RIP Pam

[Hornspieler]

A truly good friend and a splendid example of what these message boards should be about.

It was a great privilage to be counted among her close friends.

I know that we shall all miss her.

God rest you Sally. This forum has lost a treasure.



Rest in Peace.

Don

[Pabmusic]

Sad.

[P. G. Tipps]

I echo everything that has been said already. Salymap's interesting and often amusing reminisces of past times were indeed matched by her 'warm and gentle' nature, though clearly she was nobody's fool either! That was a lovely and endearing mix.

Rest In Peace, Saly.

[gradus]

May I also add my condolences to her family and thanks for her contributions to our community.

[ardcarp]

a splendid example of what these message boards should be about.

[makropulos]

Terribly sad news. I'm sorry I never knew her except via this forum, but her posts were so full of fascinating things, always expressed with affection and calm. RIP.

[Tevot]

Terribly sad news. I'm sorry I never knew her except via this forum, but her posts were so full of fascinating things, always expressed with affection and calm. RIP.

Indeed. A great spirit gone.

[BBMmk2]

Exactly so - she was a link to a bygone era, with tales of music publishing and concert-going in the London of yore, leavened with a mischievous sense of humour

Very sadly missed

One of those types of posts we will never see again. RIP Pam(salymap)

[Tony Halstead]

Very sad news indeed.
I managed to visit Pam in Sidcup a few years ago, for a cup of afternoon tea, and found her very warm and engaging, with a 'wicked wit' , but also a sadness that came from loneliness.
As I was leaving, she very generously gave me several very interesting music books which she could no longer find space for, including a pre-publication proof of an Eric Fenby book on Delius (not 'Delius as I knew him') of which I had been previously unaware.
RIP Pam Snell / salymap

[visualnickmos]

I am really very saddened to hear this news.
Salymap's postings always made one feel she was actually talking with you....
We'll all miss her, I know. Thank you Salymap, for all the knowledge, fun, friendliness and warmth that you gave to this forum.