Pamela Stafford was born in Rural Retreat, Virginia and attended high school in Central Florida, where she was president of the Future Homemakers of America (FHA).
In 1982, she married Elliott Kuritzky (born February 8, 1954), a resident in Internal Medicine at Beth Israel Hospital.
[9] In the Cancun brochure, she was part of a happy couple, enjoying the buffets, pools, golf courses and beaches.
She reportedly charged clients in New York $250 for pants suits that were made of natural fabrics with unusual textures and colors.
[2] She has painted and studied in Maudon, France at the Centre d'Etude Russes Saint-George (Center for Russian Icons) and at the Ecole des Baux Arts in Paris.
[2] Her most popular work, New Hope, was inspired by the events of 9/11, and has been received with rave reviews from art critics, who have said "there is a harmony of patriotism, religion and beauty done in a dignified, calm manner.