Our beloved little guy passed away yesterday on July 4th. As Tania said, it was a day for crossings. We crossed the equator, I crossed from 38 to 39, and Jeremy crossed over. Our dear friend Pema let us know that he was winding down and it was clear that it was time--he remained bright-eyed and purry until the end. He was a sweet, loving little guy who filled our lives with light, a bright soul and loving spirit, I will miss him for the rest of my life, but I know that he lived a long full life here too. I am thankful for our wonderful Santa Barbara friends (Britt, Chris, Henry, Geoff, Pema & Janice) who helped Jeremy make this transition yesterday evening and surrounded him with love--we were doing the same from afar.
Last night was pre-port before Ecuador, and the first thing that happened for that meeting was one of the music teachers warmed us up to sing songs for our hosts (since during many of our visits folks sing songs for us, it's only polite to reciprocate). The song that we practiced/sang was "You Are My Sunshine", which was a favorite of Jeremy's (and Ali's & Lisa's & Susan's). I like to think that all 400 of us sang it to little guy.
Goodnight little bear--
goodnight all--
love lisa
3 comments:
Farewell, sweet Jeremy. Thank you for the love and affection, and, yes, laughter at your imperial cat-ness.
Susan
I am so sorry to hear about Jeremy...my love and thoughts from one cat lover to you! miss you guys and love the stories-just read Mario's blog about your trip-sounds fabulous...and Tania with no hair-you go girl!!!! love, ro
Hello Lisa and Tania.... Oh, Jeremy... I'm so sorry for your loss. Your goodbye was sweet and surely felt from afar.
I miss you guys but am living vicariously through this blog. Can't wait to read more!
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