Beautifully said, Paul. Jack
--- On Tue, 9/2/08, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Willy > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> > Date: Tuesday, September 2, 2008, 10:18 AM > I sometimes called him "Wilbur." With his droopy > eyes and long face, > he looked like a Wilbur. Marlene, who nursed him through > puppydom, > called him "Wee." My mom -- great, great grandma > -- who came to know > him as both she and he were living their last days, called > him "Old > Sock," And he dutifully sat by her side as she ate, > knowing that she > would share her meals with him, no matter how hard we tried > to > persuade her otherwise. When he had the opportunity, he > would sneak > into her room and lay at her feet. He loved us all very > much, but his > last and most obvious love was Grace. He didn't like > it when someone > tried to move him by tugging on his collar, but he let > Grace move him > by tugging on his hair. He followed her as she played and > smiled > contentedly as she rode him, sat on him, and slept on him. > > Several months ago, he became ill. He soldiered on, and we > did what > we could to comfort him. But this weekend his burden grew > too large > for even this big-hearted dog to bear, and this morning he > went to > sleep for the last time. Willy was a good dog, and a good > dog is one > of the best things that one can be. > > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3152929 > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link > directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
