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In memory of our beloved Kirsten Speer.

November 9, 2015 By Merritt Clifton

Kirsten

In memory of our beloved Kirsten Speer.

––Laurel Speer, Georgia Sorenson, Suzanna Fitzpatrick, & Marilyn Wacks.

  Kirsten’s beloved cat, Charlie, died yesterday, a year and a month to the day since Kirsten died.  Her brother, Marshall, had been taking care of her, and she seemed to be doing just fine until old age caught up with her.  I’m appending a small poem in tribute to this cat as well as attaching a photo of her with Kirsten.  On coming home from the hospital the year she died, the first thing Kirsten wanted to do was hold Charlie.

Charlie

Charlie was a long-haired gray with some

Siamese, so you’ll know she had a voice

on her when she spoke up.  Having lived

to great age, she died peacefully in her sleep.

Charlie was a great cat.  No one who knew

her would dispute that.  In this family, we

have a memory bank, and her place there

is secure.

Happy Thanksgiving to you and Beth and all the animals in this world who need our love and care,

––Laurel

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