RILEY 7/3/98-11/11/14
I said goodbye to my gentle old friend today. He joined our family when he was an 8-week old anniversary gift from my tweety and I got the pick of the litter. While the other kittens were tumbling and playing, this little guy came and sat beside me on the floor. He picked me.
He was a cat who carried on whole conversations with you, sometimes using rather large words, as long as you cared to talk to him. His deep rumble of a purr sang me to sleep at night as he lay on my pillow by my ear. He was a sweet and mellow old soul, enjoyed a walk on a leash, and was a mouser extraordinaire.
At 16 years of age he began to fail and I eventually had to make the hard decision to end his suffering. I held him as he was given the shot that took his last breath today. He is laid to rest in my flower garden beneath his favorite window where he loved to watch the birds and butterflies. R.I.P. precious boy.