Pam McCarthy still swinging

No, not THAT kind of swinging. Former BJ staffer Pam McCarthy, who retired in 2008 from Hoover High School after 22 years as a teacher and student newsmagazine advisor, came back Aug. 14 to play in the Hoover High Alumni softball game in North Canton.

Not that Pam is retired from everything. She's district manager for Arbonne International, a skin care and health products company.

Pam's mom, Akron West High grad Charlotte Ruth McCarthy, died July 28.

Pam's siblings are Karen Uber of Cuyahoga Falls, Kathy McCarthy of Cuyahoga Falls and Jerry McCarthy of Bradenton, Fla. Pam became a grandparent for the first time Aug. 2 when Los Angeles attorney Bethany Marvin Stevens, daughter of Pam and former husband and former BJ photographer Tom Marvin, gave birth to Jackson Marvin Stevens.

Click on the headline for the obituary of Pam's mother.