Dear Kitty McNeil
Rest in peace
Treasured you were for 22 years
So sad to know your last Christmas
With your gathered human family
Was the beginning of the end.
Treasured, you watched the children grow
Tolerated grandchildrens' visits
Watched the family grow and change
Spoiled just a little
Loved your human momma
Dear Kitty McNeil
Rest in peace
You were loved indeed

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Just a farewell for a kitty belonging to a man of my acquaintance, saw him at work today, and he apologized for being "distracted." Their 22-year-old cat was put to sleep today, its health started failing Christmas Eve. I don't know the kitty's real name, or any more about it than I've written, but I'm gonna mail this to his wife, along with the Rainbow Bridge story, as he said his wife was just shattered.