dailybell: RIP dear Gus

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Sunday, September 10, 2023

RIP dear Gus

September 10, 2023

Gus passed away today and we will all miss him very much. He was a gentle, easy going fellow. Inseparable from his sister Gladys (Gladdy), he was content to follow her lead until she herself passed away several years ago.

After many years of the quiet, only dog life, Gus’s peaceful, elderly years were interrupted by the appearance of Kiki, a lively, quite bossy little diva. As she grew older, Kiki’s personality also grew larger, and Gus began to spend more time at Grandma’s house where he was suitably pampered and resumed his rightful, top dog status.

For us, this evening event has been a part of our lives for the past 15 years. For Gus it was a lifetime. Like so many loved ones we have outlived and whose presence is still felt, their absence is even more profound. May their memory be a blessing.