NORMAL, Ill. – Longtime Illinois State football staff member Pam Merna passed away Thursday at Carle BroMenn Medical Center after a courageous two-plus year battle with cancer.
For nearly 30 years, Pam was the first person someone talked to when calling the football office or was the first person to greet anyone that entered the football offices at Horton Field House or the Kaufman Football Building with a smile and a warm greeting. She worked for four Redbird head coaches in that time, beginning with Jim Heacock then Todd Berry, Denver Johnson and for the last 13 seasons, Brock Spack.