After 42 years as the “glue” of the Chamber of Commerce, office manager Pam Cartwright will retire at the end of the year.

By all accounts Cartwright was a rare gem who would gladly put in the hard work, but never wanted any recognition.

“Pam is the glue the holds us all together,” said Garrick Combs, Brookhaven-Lincoln County Chamber executive director. “Thirteen years later when I had the opportunity to come back to Brookhaven as Chamber director, one of the biggest reasons the job was appealing to me was that I knew just how great the staff is and that Pam had the office under control and knew everything there was to know about the Chamber.”

“[She’s] one of those kind of people that does a great job and doesn’t want the recognition,” said Stan Patrick, current Chamber president who has worked with and known Cartwright for many years. “[She] doesn’t want to be in the limelight, but she is the behind-the-scenes person who makes sure everything is done. She’s always there to take care of things.”

Cartwright also serves as board secretary of the Lincoln County United Way and her peers all referenced the great work she has done for the organization.

“She’s been a fixture at the Brookhaven-Lincoln County Chamber for forever and a day,” Patrick said. “She has done an amazing job for a long time, and she’ll be greatly missed.”

For all her hard work and dedication, we say “thank you” to Cartwright. The Chamber — and Brookhaven — would not be where it is today without her.