Pamela Marquis, a longtime contributor to various titles at Renaissance Publishing, died unexpectedly on May 4. A devoted gardener, Marquis’ gardening column and other contributions to New Orleans Homes kept readers in the know not only with trends and tips, but also the expertise, advice and news of and about respected New Orleans and Louisiana leaders in gardening, landscape design, botany and agriculture. Also a regular contributor to Biz New Orleans Magazine since its launch in 2014, Marquis demonstrated her writing skills with a wide variety of profiles and features, but found a special calling in the past few years writing about the work of local nonprofits and small businesses in a twice-weekly blog on BizNewOrleans.com called “Labors of Love,” which garnered multiple awards from the Press Club of New Orleans.