Jake Leggat

Posted by on May 6, 2014 in Memorial Wall Gallery

Ode to Jake We lost you on a Friday. We never thought you’d leave this day. And the world is forever changed, Our precious Jake is gone...

Brenda Hickman Hansell

Posted by on May 1, 2014 in All Memorials, Memorial Wall Gallery

Brenda Hickman Hansell, 68 years old. Diagnosed in October 2013 with lung cancer – deceased March 2014.  She was a giving, loving woman and my only blood aunt.  She gave me much and left a big hole in my heart and the world.  She was dearly loved! — Fran...

Titian

Posted by on Apr 26, 2014 in Memorial Wall Gallery

Titian passed away recently after being in remission for 4 years from a brain tumor. He had surgery and radiation. Unfortunately the tumor grew back 4 years later and he passed away from complications post-operatively. He was the honorary cancer survivor at the Connecticut Shoreline Walk in the fall of 2013. He was a Certified Therapy dog, a fundraiser, an actor, and my heart dog....

Sunny Girl Osborne

Posted by on Apr 26, 2014 in Memorial Wall Gallery

Sunny fought osteosarcoma for 3-1/2 years. Even when she developed a lung tumor, she was always ready to hike or play. She didn’t want to give up, even at the very end when we had to decide for her. It’s been 1-1/2 years since she’s been gone and we still miss her very...

Austin Kodman

Posted by on Apr 25, 2014 in Memorial Wall Gallery

Rescued at 10 weeks old, Austin captured my heart from the moment I laid eyes on him.  This Great Pyr mix was my son, my best friend and my protector.  Austin was laid to rest on Feb. 1, 2011 after a hemangioma of his spleen grew so large, it ruptured. He was one month away from his 11th birthday.  This “silent” cancer took his...

Annie Black

Posted by on Apr 25, 2014 in Memorial Wall Gallery

Annie and me on a visit to Washington DC in 2001.  We were living in NYC for a year during my husband’s sabbatical.  Annie and I are at the Lincoln Memorial, and I just love the way she tried to listen to us and understand everything we say. Even though we have another Aussie who we love, I still miss her desperately.  There was...