Archives: Memorials

Suddenly on Friday Feb. 7th, we lost our precious Bella.  Soon after being rescued she sweetly melted into our hearts with her silly personality and unconditional love.  Zoomies and Piggies were some of her favorite hobbies.  RIP – BellaLoo – You are Greatly Missed and Never Forgotten!

Sweet Gilly girl, your life was too short and your gentle soul will never be forgotten. We love you. 
 

It is with a very heavy heart that we had to say goodbye to our beloved Brodie on Saturday, 2/8.  He was a wonderful companion and brought us years of love, laughter and joy!  He is over the rainbow bridge playing as he should.  He will be forever missed and loved!!  Till we meet again my sweet sweet boy!

Harry came into our lives as an abandoned kitten, someone left him outside during the winter back in 2009. We took him and his sister, Ginger and gave them a home.
Harry was a very loving cat. He loved to play with his toys and drop them at our feet.
He died suddenly and hopefully peacefully on a February 5, 2020
We we cherish his memory forever.

“I don’t want another cat, I have one,” I told my niece in August of 2009. “ I can’t afford it.”

  “But I no one else can take him.  My 10 month old pit bull is paying too much attention to him and Tiger “(then – now Tygrr)” is afraid of him.  Please take him, I don’t feel that he’s safe and I don’t want to give him to a shelter.”

   “All right.”  And after almost 11 years, I could not have afforded NOT to take him.

    So here he came, 5 ½ months of brains, charm, and good looks.  Why did I ever doubt?

   He spent his early days being manhandled by four young boys and landed in the home of a single “mature” lady.  And captured her heart.  And after 10 years he was given hyperthyroidism and lymphoma.  The first, very treatable.  The second -vicious, slippery, cunning, and unbeatable.  So, just 10 days short of his 11th birthday (yes, Valentines Day – he was a lover too)  Montygrr Houdini Havoc Bigger crossed the Rainbow Bridge. 

   Many adjectives have described this boy, often from his vet families.  Strikingly beautiful.  A real gentleman.  Curious.  A good cat. From his Aunt -weirdo.  From his Mom  – goofball, silly boy, my baby boy.

  But Montygrr H.H. Bigger would want me to leave you with this adjective to describe him:

Welcoming. 

He was a typical cat that ran when the doorbell rang, but if you were in the house more that two minutes he was right there in the middle of things to say hello and stay awhile.

And he wants you to know that he, and your beloved pet, and those persons who have found the Way are on the other side of that Rainbow Bridge watching, waiting, hoping, praying…To meet you again there.   So to honor them and to fulfill their hearts desire, do all that you can to find that Way, that Truth, that Life so that they can purr over you, lick your face, chase that toy until you both fall down with laughter, and then curl up on your lap or you feet and sigh contentedly knowing that you will be together forever.

So, from Montygrr Houdini Havoc Bigger and all his band of merriment: 

Come on over!  We are waiting!!!

Chloe Mortimer was born in April 20, 2010 in McDonald, PA. She passed away after a sudden and brief illness on January 10, 2020 leaving behind her human Mommy, Daddy, two brothers and a sister. As well as her three fur brothers.  Chloe was sweet, smart, and beautiful.  She loved rolling around outside in the grass and snow, playing with her brothers, and being her Daddy's shadow.  Chloe is deeply loved and missed by her family.

Bill Clawsby 
Also known as..
Bill E. Bob, Billie Boy, Dr. Huxtable, Bill Bo Baggins, & Dr. Billiard B. Clawsby, PhD.

You no longer greet us for scruffies
as we walk into the door,
And youre not here to make us smile,
To make us laugh anymore.
If tears could build a stairway
and thoughts a memory lane,
I'd walk right up to heaven
and bring you home again.
I know it'll take time to heal,
And for the silence to go away. 
I still listen for your footsteps,
And think back on the way you'd play. 
We will forever miss your Billy-ness,
And we know it may never be the same.
Play fighting, fetching, all that playfulness.
He has earned the worlds best “dog” name.
So when tomorrow starts without you,
Ill try to remind myself, we're not far apart-
Because everytime I think of you,
You'll be right there in my heart. 
 

 Zoey was born May 15, 2019. On July 15, I brought her home. She quickly grew on all of us, and became the center of the house. On January 3rd, she saw us pull into our driveway, and got so excited, she jumped out the third story window, breaking two legs, and ultimately being the reason we had to say goodbye. On January 4th, we made the decision to end her suffering. We said goodbye to our best friend, at just seven and a half months old. She was the sweetest dog you'd ever meet, and she will forever be missed. Rest in Peace, Zoey Marie. 

Stella was a beautiful, kind, gentle and loving therapy dog who brought joy and happiness to young and old.  Stella loved the reading sessions with the first graders at local elementary schools and libraries.  She visited nursing homes, VA hospital, assisted living and rehab centers.  As a Family Hospice volunteer, she visited homes where the family requested a small dog to sit on the bed of their loved one.
Stella had an active life as a teacup agility and rally dog.  Stella earned numerous titles over her lifetime.  In the fall of 2019, she received her second WCRL Veteran's Championship title:  RLVX2
Also, Stella had a special achievement to fame as she had the privilege of being in the Stanley Cup in 2016 and 2017 — a repeat sitter!
Stella will be forever in my heart and the hearts of others.
 

Zilla was such a great little gal who couldn't wait to come home with us from the show in Cheswick.  While her brothers and sisters where clamoring for the breeder at the show, she was the only one on the other side of the enclosure reaching for us, Maddie, Sharon and me, ready to go home.  It was an easy decision. It is true that our pets, no matter dog, cat or bearded dragon, will select their people rather than the people selecting them.