Year
2016 Tributes
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For pet names beginning with "R".
Ralph Hall, 08/05/2002 - 23/02/2016
In loving remembrance of Ralphy Boy.
A dearly, dearly loved best friend of Judith Hall.
It takes us back to brighter years
to happier sunlit days and to precious
moments that will be with us always.
And these fond recollections are
treasured in the heart to bring us
always close to those from who we had to part.
There is a bridge of memories
from earth to heaven above.
It keeps our dearest ones near us
It's the bridge that we call Love.
Dearest Ralph. You meant more than you will ever know. Your
beautiful loving nature was like no other and the love and
loyalty in which you showed can never be replaced, you can never
be replaced.
Be free now from sickness and go find your mum, Muffin and your
grandmother Sulky.
We all love you so, so much.
Never forgotten, always remembered.
Bye for now xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Rambo, May 12, 2009 - October 29, 2016
Our Dearest Rambo - You are gone from us but will remain in our
hearts forever. You and Rudy were the best and we are so sad that
you passed on 39 days after Rudy. You are together at the Rainbow
Bridge playing tug o war and jumping on each other. We know you
missed him more than we realized. Now you can be with our other
fur babies too besides Rudy: Angel, Lady and Muffy. Keep the bed
warm for us as we will see you all someday. We love and miss you
my baby. RIP always
Reuben, Adopted June 24,2014 - June
30,2016
Dearest Reuben, God truly led me to find you. It felt time to add
another family member to bring more joy and love to our
family. I could not find another Golden Retriever and was
reading Petfinder posts. I came across your beautiful face . You
looked like a lab and were described as so gentle and kind, a
perfect therapy dog. The kind look in your eyes led me to drive
all the way to HELP the Animals in Richmond, Indiana to bring you
home. When I saw you in person , I couldn't believe what poor
shape you were in. I believe we were meant to be
together. I don't think you had ever had a home before, yet
despite my injury at the time and the death of my mom, and so many
other stressful events these past two years , you became an
integral part of our tiny family of Noelle, Zoey and myself. I am
so very sorry that my poor decision to move so far took away so
much more quality time we could have had together. I have asked
forgiveness, but that regret will remain with me always. In your
sweet, understanding way, you seemed to just accept that this was
the things were and never judged me for making that decision.
I love you so much Reuben and miss you more than words can say. We
all do. We miss your calming presence and your sweet devotion as
you constantly watched over all of us. I know how much you loved
Noelle and Zoey too. You were so wise and taught me more
important lessons about life I needed to learn. You taught be to
be genuine,to be accepting, to be courageous and to have a
peaceful inner spirit in the face of much suffering and adversity.
You taught me to have more patience with others because you never
know what they might be going through and to show more compassion
and to think of others' needs before my own. I will try hard to
carry out these lessons you wanted me to learn.
I would do anything to hold you in my arms again and give you
kisses on your face. I try to imagine you now being with me all
the time , rather than always having to stay home because of your
infirmities. I will always treasure the times I was able to sit
next to you on the floor and hug you and have you put your head on
my lap or feet. I will so miss you getting me up each
morning with your silly head bopping of my arms and legs. If only
you had been healthy, I know we would have had many more silly
times like that. I so loved watching you and Noelle carrying your
favorite toys around outside. I will always have the memories of
you with Santa, one of the fuzzy bees or the fuzzy eagle egg in
your mouth floating around in my heart. I will always remember how
you smelled , every contour of your body and beautiful face and
what it felt like to hug you as you were lying or sitting in front
of me. I will always see your beautiful, soulful, loving gaze
focused on my face. You are a part of me always my love and I pray
I am always a part of you too. Please be waiting for me with
Sunny, Riley, Rusty, Mandy and little Kelly when it is my turn to
cross over sweet boy. I love you always and you will always be in
my heart wherever I am and wherever I go.
Rico Suave, March 2 2010 - December 29
2015
Rico suave you were my best friend I'll love you forever.
He's a good boy Rico Suave. He's a good boy Rico Suave. He loves
his Poppy and his Poppy loves him to! Rest in peace my little
boy. I'll see you on the bridge with my arms wide open waiting
for you to jump into my arms. I love you. My heart is broken and
empty without you. I miss your smiling little face. For 5 and a
half years you brought me so much joy. I'll never forget you my
little boy. Daddy always will love you. Rest in peace Suave
Bolla!!
Rockie, 1981 - 1-3-2016
Rockie(Tymneh African Grey Parrot) my hero. 35 years
together and all the great times we had. I loved you flying around
and playing games. You were also very affectionate when perched on
my shoulder. I buried you Rockie at the base of a large tree in a
forest on a hill. You will be there for centuries to come. I'm
sure you looking' down drom the Rainbow Bridge that you like what
you see. Love Kerry
Rockie, June 21 1981 - January 3 2016
Rockie was captured and smuggled from Sierra Lione, Africa. I
bought him legally after his quarantine(pet shop told me brief
history). He looked a little rough and his wings had been hacked a
little by his capturers. We became great best friends, and he
learned to fly. He would get on my arm or fly onto my shoulder. I
could pet him and scratch his head all around. I am a USMC Vietnam
Combat Veteran, and so we played a little rough sometimes, me get
bloodied a little, but Rockie knew and adjusted. It was just
Rockie and I for 35 years. He kept me stable, and made me laugh
all the time, specially after a rough day at work. Picture him
hanging upside down from an old hospital IV pole, shaking his
head, hilarious. Flying games as he would buzz my head, gently
bumping his little body thru my hair. He attacked a Windex Bottle
to my surprise, so whenever I was cleaning, I let Rockie have at
it a couple times to tire him a little then I went on to clean. I
never would have made working 35 years at Stanford Med Center
without Rockie keeping me stable and in good spirit, Rockie was my
hero. Semper-Fi. The hole he left in my heart will never go away,
but Rockie would want me to go on with my life, and I will, but
it's so god awful hard right now. Just a couple days ago Rockie
died in my lap. Sincerely Rockie, I love and miss you a ton.
Rocky, 11/03/03 - 12/03/16
Thank you Rocky for coming into my life. You gave me 13 years of
unconditional love. Even though your last 3yrs we're challenging
with blindness, deafness and diabetes,you were always happy to be
alive and with us. I miss you but I know now you have your sight
and hearing restored and you can play and run like you used to,
til we see each other again. Love Mommy
Rockybear, 04/23/2003 - 08/28/16
We adopted Rocky from Small Paws rescue in November 2011. He had
diabetes and a frozen hip joint when we adopted him. He was a
puppy mill dog we later learned. He had the most infectious happy
personality. We loved watching him hop around, tuck his bad leg
and run. A year or so after we had him he went blind due to
cataracts. Thanks to some very nice people offering to donate
money. He was able to have eye surgery and be able to see again.
That was such a gift. He survived an episode of low blood sugar
when the vet didn't think he would. 2 years ago he developed
seizures. Again he survived several seizures the vet said he
shouldn't have. But Rocky was a fighter. That is why losing him
was so hard. We always thought he would bounce back. But Saturday
he got sick. On Sunday the vet said it was liver failure and
pancreatitis. It was so hard but we knew it was time. We had to
let him go. My heart feels broken without him.
Rosey, 3/7/2006 - 11/19/2016
If love could have saved our beloved Rosey, she would have lived
forever. I loved her that much, my companion, my dear and faithful
friend who will never be forgotten; her memory engraved in my
heart as well as others, both friends and family. I am so very
grateful for her love expressed through her doggie smiles and
snuggles and all her kisses right up to the end; such faithful
devotion, so worthy of high honor! I additionally feel thankful to
God for granting me the courage to give Rosey to him as it was the
hardest thing I've had to do, but I know Rosey died this morning
well knowing just how much she was loved! She carries gratitude to
us too for the special loving care of her through time and I love
thinking of her up and playing again in no pain & running as
fast as she wants with new friends! She is free from pain which is
a blessing, though we hoped to alleviate it & enjoy her
longer. Yet I hold on to the thought that our goodbyes aren't
forever and are not the end! They simply mean I'll miss her until
we are reunited again. In the meanwhile I wish her another big
apple pie on the rainbow bridge just like the one she snitched out
of our locked cooler. Lol She was smart:). I have so many fun
memories, it's where I need to focus!
Rosie, July 2000 - December 9, 2016
My loyal girl, my Rosie June. Finally, the three musketeers are
together once again, as you join Polo, seven years after his
passing, and Flash, four years (almost to the day) after his
passing, beyond the Rainbow Bridge. How happy you and Flash must
have been as you greeted each other! But of course, as you were
Queen of the house until the day you died, you told him a thing or
two, I’m sure, as soon as you saw him! Above all, my girl, you
were our loyal one. Flash may have been sweet and silly, dancing
off to his own drummer when the mood took him—and Polo, the quiet
yet loving boy—but you, my girl—you were a truly serious dog,
never taking your position as alpha of our pack lightly. Rosie,
fun police extraordinaire, always made certain that the good times
never got out of hand, that the pack was always safe. After all,
one can’t get so carried away with silliness and games, can one,
so that one doesn’t pay attention to what danger may be lurking
nearby? And you, my loyal girl, were always quietly by your mama’s
side, watchful and sedate, making sure everyone—mama, dad, Polo,
Flash, and then Lucy and Blaze—was safe and your home was secure.
How I learned the value of steadfastness from you, my beautiful
Rosie! How I learned to value a little “person” who saw life from
different eyes than I did! You remained true and steady until the
end, showing your love not by the leaps and giggles Polo and Flash
used, but by your quiet and unwavering presence, your refusal to
allow harm to come to those you loved, those you saw as your
charges, throughout your life. I learned so much about loving
difference from you, seeing value in what was not my natural state
of being, for as you must have exasperatingly realized early on,
your mama was as scattered and silly as your brother Flash was, as
meek as your cousin Polo—and required careful guarding to make
sure she was safe. Thank you, my beautiful girl, Rosie of the
dark-lined eyes, for keeping me and your dad safe from harm these
many years, thank you, blessed girl, for giving us all of yourself
and being exactly who you were meant to be, showing us the beauty
of that way of being every day for your 16 years. I am so happy we
were able to give you the passing denied to Polo and Flash, a
peaceful passing in your own bed, with your mama and your “niece”
and “nephew,” Lucy and Blaze, with you at the end. But I’ll miss
you, my Rosie girl, I’ll miss your quiet presence at my feet, near
my chair, silently making certain everyone was safe and everything
secure. I’ll miss you, sweet girl, and thank and love and remember
you for the rest of my life. Sleep in peace, dear girl, dear Rosie
June. Sleep peacefully now . . . All our love, your Mama (Lisa)
and Dad (Rob)
Rosie Marie, 1996 - 2012
Rosie was the absolute best cat I have ever had and probably ever
will have.
She was the ultimate little lady with Cleopatra eyes. She
came from Animal Lifeline in Des Moines, Iowa. Who would
have ever surrendered such a beautiful, loving creature such as
her?
She loved to go on walks with a leash, and would even climb the 8
feet tall snow banks left by the plow! Of course then come back in
the house and lay in the sunniest area of the floor.
Although she did not like other "fur" animals, she did love people
of all kinds! She was wonderful with my aged mother.
She would lay on her lap for hours as my mother would stroke her
over & over & over again. She was wonderful with the
neighbors children, who absolutely adored her back. She
always let them know, without being rough, when she was done being
held or played with.
My husband and I were devastated when it was time to take her on
her last trip. We will love her for eternity.
Rudy (Foodie Rudy), 07/04/2007 -
09/20/2016
Rudy - We love and miss you every day. Rambo misses you too.
Please be a good boy and find Angel. She was very special to us
also. And while you are looking find Lady and Muffy and Tiger. We
will forever love and miss you. You were the best!!!
