In memory of Stranger. 9/1/08
He was 10 or 11, I adopted-rescued him from being a apartment parking lot kitty. He First playfully jumped my dog Sugar, and made friends with the dog, and us all. Then he came to me in the Snow with a cough 12/20/03,
I was his after that.
I got 5 years of pure joy, I would take him in again a 1000 times. He was every one’s friend. Including my 4 year old 140 pound Rottwieler’s buddy. No matter the kids or animals I have taken in, he was always there
to welcome them to the family.
I wish I could have curbed his desire to wander and meet new friends, I did try, but he would not have had it any other way. He was his own Cat. And I was lucky he picked me. He will be so missed by us all. He is a one in a million, I could probably search the rest of my life to find a cat half as cool as him. May he rest in peace, and be waiting for me
when it is my time.
I plan to install a animal crossing sign near my driveway, warning drivers to slow down for pet’s and wildlife on the road. We live on Mountain loop Hwy, Driving in to residential Robe Valley-Verlot area. Maybe it will prevent this from happening to someone else’s pet-family.
He dodged many cars in his life with ease, but the unexpected can happen. The first vehicle he managed to avoid was a large truck pulling out of the nieghbors driveway, but he was unable to see or hear the tiny kia driving down the Hwy, over the noise of the truck. His last 45 min were spent with us, and he was releaved of his pain just after noon on Monday, September 1, 2008. Probalby the hardest thing I have ever had to do. And besides my children or husband coming to harm, I really couldn’t imagine anything worse.
This is a poem from several pet loss Poem’s, I combined them in a Master Remix, to get my feeling of loss expressed to my satisfaction.
If Tears Could Build A Stairway
If tears could build a stairway
and memories a lane,
We’d walk right up to Heaven and
bring you home again.
You were gone before we knew it,
and only God knows why.
Our heart’s still active in sadness,
and secret tears still flow;
What it meant to lose you no one can ever know.
But now we know you want us to mourn for you no more,
To remember all the happy times;
life still has much in store.
Since you’ll never be forgotten,
we pledge to you today:
A hallowed place within our hearts
is where you’ll always stay.
We thought of you with love today,
but that is nothing new.
We thought about you yesterday,
and days before that too.
We think of you in silence.
We often speak your name.
Now all we have is memories,
and your picture in a frame.
Your memory is our keepsake,
with which we’ll never part.
God has you in his keeping.
We have you in our heart.
They say memories are golden,
well maybe that is true.
We never wanted memories,
we only wanted you.
A million times we needed you,
a million times we cried.
If love alone could have saved you,
you never would have died.
In life we loved you dearly,
in death we love you still.
In our hearts you hold a place
no one could ever fill.
Our family chain is broken,
and nothing seems the same.
But as God calls us one by one,
the chain will link again.
Survived by his loving family of
People and Pet brother’s and sister’s.
The Tabor’s, Mark, Julie and the Kid’s,
Ray, Serena, and Keyra.
Sugar, Hero, Buddy, Bella and Miss Priscilla.
Grandma Tracy, Unlce Jesse,
and Auntie Renee, will miss him to.
Also his long list of Friends he has visited daily for as long as I have known him, it’s how we meet.
Crystal Springs Apts, his previous unworthy owner. Uncountable resident’s and of coarse his friends, Johnny, and Tara. Who feed him before I took him in.
E Intercity Ave residents, off of Everrett Mall way. I do not know most of thier names, Stranger knew them well, and he was a welcome friend to all who knew him.
And the only Friends he had for 20 acres surrounding us at our new house in the woods, and who he was on his way to visit when the Tragedy occurred. Jan and Mike Napier. Who were there when it happened and came to get us. Jan lost 2 cats this year, and Stranger.
To Stranger, YOU WERE THE BEST DANG CAT EVER! AND I HAVE NO IDEA HOW I WILL EVER SLEEP AGAIN WITHOUT YOU. I AM SO SORRY YOU HURT BEFORE YOU LEFT, I STILL HURT FOR YOU. BUT I AT LEAST KNOW WE WILL FIND EACH OTHER SOMEDAY. BUT TODAY MY HEART IS BROKEN AND I JUST DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I will put up a sign in your honor. I wish I could say it is getting easier on me as the days start to pass, but I don’t feel any better yet. I know your pain is done, but mine has just begun. I’m sorry I couldn’t watch you leave us, I am glad I got to say Goodbye. I told you to stay in, you were just outside,
why did you have to go.
IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY SPEACIAL CAT
STRANGER
UNKNOWN—12/20/03—09/01/2008
RIP
Written by Julie Tabor, Me.
Heartbroken
I know your pain is done,
But mine has just begun.
My feelings are raw,
With the things that I saw.
Why did you have to go,
Only god will ever know.
The pain is fresh and deep.
However forever will I sleep.
Back and forth I blame myself,
I can see your picture on my shelf.
I cry when I go to sleep at night,
Your love will shine forever bright.
As I stare in to the star filled dark,
I think of how you made your mark.
Loyal and true,
All the way through.
Always your friend,
Till the very, very end.
They tell me I will be OK,
That’s not how I feel today.
I want you back, I will make a deal,
I will sign it in blood with a seal.
Just come back to me, you will see,
Even though God was the one
that set you free.
This just can’t be the answer for you and me.
This dyeing business sucks, don’t you agree.
I wish the world could stop for me and you,
with only our memories to see me through.
My big beautiful baby,
it can’t be true.
Just thinking of your pain,
can turn me blue.
I will never again save you from that tree,
or clean your coat and scratch that flea.
Oh God can you hear my plea,
can you ever give him back to me.
And to my surprise God spoke to my heart,
He will be waiting in heaven, he get’s fresh a start.
– Written by Julie Tabor on 9/5/2008
In loving memory of Stranger the best Damn cat ever.
Unknown—12/20/2003—-9/1/2008
With love and respect,
| Stranger |
| 1, Sep 2008 |
| J Tabor |