Bangor, Maine - Pam Champagne, who traveled the world and spent years living and working abroad in Uganda and other African countries, passed away on May 18, 2025, after a long battle with cancer. She was 76 years old.

The eldest of five children, Pam was raised in Lincoln, Massachusetts. After studying French at Colby College and then embarking on a career as a banker in Bangor, she moved to Uganda in 1991 at the invitation of her friend, Mary Lee Mantz, who was there working on health-related projects. That leap in a new direction turned into 11 adventure-filled years of life overseas. Her first role in Uganda was as a volunteer, on work relating to income-generating projects for women's groups, and she also became a United Nations volunteer. From there, she put her banking skills to good use, working as a consultant with local banks in areas such as internal audits. She lived in Kampala, Uganda, but through her assignments traveled to many other countries. Of all the places she visited, "I think I felt most at home in Uganda," she recalled. "I knew a lot of people. I knew a lot more about the culture, because I'd worked with many of the women's groups, and I had been from one end of the country to the other."

It was in Uganda that she met Warren Niles, who was working at a bank; Warren and Pam became partners later in life. She moved back to the U.S. in 2002, but continued traveling and working overseas. Warren and Pam lived together in Bangor, and she cared for him after Warren suffered a serious stroke in 2010; he passed away in 2019.

Pam's family and friends will remember her for her adventurous spirit and love of traveling; her intellect, wit, and humor; her generosity and kindness; and her devotion and love to Warren, her siblings, and her nieces and nephew. She is survived by her sister, Sandy Verger; and her two brothers, Chris and Mark Warner.

In lieu of flowers, Pam encouraged anyone who wanted to make a charitable donation to consider doing so to the American Stroke Association or the American Cancer Society.