Jamie A. Pavao, 27 of Worcester, died on Saturday, March 13, 2010 in UMass Memorial Healthcare - Belmont St. Campus, Worcester from complications during child birth. She leaves her beloved daughter Brooke Amber-Louise Herold, her fiance, Jason A. Herold of Worcester and his family; her mothers, Tara L. Pavao and Patricia Hendrickson of Worcester; great-grandmother Eunice Louise Boyne of West Yarmouth; her step mothers, Theresa Neaz and Moe Cleary of Uxbridge; her two brothers, Seth Hendrickson and his wife Lisa and their children, Samantha, Haley and Andrew all of Mansfield and Dana Hendrickson and his fiance Kristen Anderson and her daughter Kailey all of Worcester; her sister, Courtney Gabis and her husband William and their daughter, Chloe, Goddaughter to Jamie, all of Oxford; her maternal grandparents, Patricia Pavao and the late John Pavao of South Yarmouth; her grandparents, Paul and Evelyn Neaz of Douglas; many loving aunts, uncles, cousins from the Pavao, Hendrickson, Neaz, and Herold families including uncles, Daniel Pavao of South Yarmouth, David Pavao of Georgia, Darrell Pavao of Hyannis and Sean Pavao of West Yarmouth. She is predeceased by her infant nephew, Jacob Hendrickson. She was born in Hyannis, was raised in Rutland, and lived 10 years in Worcester.

Jamie graduated from Wachusett Regional High School in 2000 and later from Rob Roy Academy in Worcester. She was a licensed hairdresser and was the assistant manager at C.B. Sullivan Co. in Auburn where she worked for the last eight years. She also worked as a licensed day care worker and teacher for several years. Jamie was an inspiration to all that knew her and will be dearly missed by her loving family and many friends.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend calling hours from 5 to 8 P.M. on Thursday, March 18th at the Miles Funeral Home, 1158 Main St., Holden. A funeral service for Jamie will be held at 11 A.M. on Friday, March 19th in the funeral home, followed by a committal service at Rural Cemetery, Rutland. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made for her daughter Brooke in the name A Gift From Mommy.