A tribute to my dearly missed friends

Goodbye

Dec 11th, 2011:
Grey passed away today, peacefully, having faught death and old age for over two months. Grey was my first cat. Grey came into my life about 9 years ago He just decided that I should take care of him as he had no home. Grey was hanging around my barn, looking at me every day until I caved in and started to feed him and his friend Blackie. I was not a cat person at the time, only having dogs by my side.

Little did I know at that time that Grey, number one rescue cat, was going to turn into 52 rescue cats in my house until it was 2011.

Grey moved around with me and my Harness racing horses. In 2003 I had decided to educate myself on how different training facilities for  Harness racing Standardbred training farms looked like and how different training techniques was being used. Grey was always in my car, moving from farm to farm.

In 2006 , I took Grey to my house , one winter night when it was too cold in the stables . Grey never left my house since then, Grey , taught me a lot of how to take care of cats and how to safe guard my house from climbing cats and playing cats.

Soon thereafter, a few more kittens left behind by their mother , moved in too and I understood what a great grand father Grey was to all small kittens. Grey was a friend to everyone, He loved children and would be patient with us all.

Grey was a grand father to about 30 some kittens that came into my house from garbage containers, haylofts, roads, farms. Kittens would soon after moving in feel the love that Grey had and always be drawn to him, to sleep and rest with him.

Grey will be missed by all of us , very very much . Sadness in my heart for him not here. Joy for what he gave me, a life full of cats.

In Memory of Cocoa, my right hand man, 2000 - 2011

Thank you for years of running next to my jogcart when jogging horses.
Thank you for coming on the riding tours in the woods with Missy Anne.
Thank you For years of traveling to all my photo shoots.
Thank you for years of friendship and support.
I miss you intensly.

Cocoa (tan) Moon (black, alive and well)

In Memory of Casper, 2009-2011. Miss You.