PAMELA ROBERTS LEE was an Air Force Colonel and Judge Advocate General, and U.S. Department of Justice Trial Attorney who appeared in courts throughout the United States. After retiring from the U.S. Department of Justice she moved to Alamogordo, New Mexico, with her husband where she became a civic leader making efforts to revitalize this historic old west town while writing "The Darkness at Dawn" based on her ancestor John Lee. Passing away in January 2025, she left The Darkness at Dawn" as her legacy.