COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho — It is Friday morning and Pam Gillean’s apartment is a mess.
Boxes, filled and unfilled, are scattered in the living room. Dishes and small appliances are on the kitchen floor and counter. A few folding chairs provide the only places to sit.
For nine years, this two-bedroom unit on a quiet Coeur d’Alene street has been Gillean’s home. It is where she made friends, played music, slept peacefully and held her beloved pet hamster.
But no more.
The 71-year-old was evicted for failing to pay rent and has until Monday to be out.
Hence, the mess.
Some of her belongings, she will keep. Most, she will donate to a thrift store.
“There’s good memories here,” she said as she sat, wearing boots, a colorful knit cap, and a small, patriotic cross on her gray shirt. A tattoo of Elvis Presley is on her left forearm.
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