Hello Harriett.
We spoke for a few minutes
yesterday at the Pet Supplies Plus adoption site. I want to thank you
again for your amazing mission and legacy. We're just one family who
benefited from your care and concern. Beau was just one dog of so many
who went on to live good lives. Beau was cherished from the moment he
and I locked eyes at Ansley Mall. You had saved and extended his life
when you treated him for heartworms and kept him safe until his forever
home became available. He died last Thanksgiving Day in my arms and
our son Randy's here at our home in Atlanta, and rests in our garden.
After Randy's major left brain stroke nearly three years ago, Beau gave
him a reason to get up each day and to recover as much as he has. We
will never forget Beau.
Our dear VCA Buckhead Veterinary
Hospital doctors and staff helped to extend Beau's life, but he left
far too soon--perhaps from heart damage or inherited health problems.
In the end it was organ failure that took him--heart and lungs and
liver. I'm attaching two pictures. One is from 2006 at his adoption,
and the second is from the month before he died--in one of his favorite
places at Lake Burton. I think the image with the beauty of fall
foliage is magical.
I'll send a check now and then in Beau's
memory. I mentioned that we adopted a black Lab puppy in the spring.
Woody is now nearly 9 months old and a handsome fellow of 55 lbs. He's
keeping us busy trying to keep him out of danger and also safeguard the
many items he is not supposed to chew. His twin brother Jake, with whom
he was discarded in Gwinnett County, was adopted by
another of our sons, Greg. The two pups get to visit and swim together
often. The Gwinnett chapter of the Georgia Society of Humane Friends
saved both dogs--even through parvovirus. Greg lives in Gwinnett.
Always our thanks and love,
Barbara (and Dale) Ray
