Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge. When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, they go to Rainbow Bridge. There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together. There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable. All the animals who have been ill and old are restored to health and vigor; those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by. The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind. They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. Their bright eyes are intent; Their eager body begins to quiver. Suddenly they begin to run from the group, flying over the green grass, their legs carrying them faster and faster. You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart. Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together. --Author Unknown
In Memory of
My Angel "Mila"
April 1989 ~ November-2010
A pet leaves permanent imprints of unconditional love and companionship on our hearts and lives. Mila's death leaves a void. A pet is family. Mila was a friend and companion. Mila was a friend and companion. In Memory of Mila
Tipper
September 1, 1995 - December 20, 2009
Tipper told us she was sent to Earth to learn to share. In this life, she was a hoarder of pet toys whether they were her’s or someone else’s. She would clandestinely take toys from others, hide them under her blanket, and then protectively guard them against anyone who would try to retrieve them. At 4 pounds when soaking wet, she was often as not the same size or smaller than the pet toy she was acquiring. She passed from this life at 14.5 years. She lived 14.4 years longer than the Vet thought she would so we were blessed to have her for the time she was allotted. We miss her yet know that she is with her “siblings” who passed before her and will be waiting there at the Rainbow Bridge for us when our time comes to meet again.
Artie
1995 – 2009
Artie started out as a stray picked up by Animal Control. He was so loveable that he became the Shelter Cat for many years. Then he was adopted and lived out the remainder of his life as the Prince he aspired to be. He was loveable, cuddly, and had an adorable personality. He got along with everyone, two legged and four, human, feline, and canine. He is missed.
Scotty Cat 1990 - 2007
Smokey Jo 1990 – 2008
Scotty Cat and his twin brother, Smokey Jo, were Scottish Folds. They did everything together. As svelte 18 pound cats, they were the teddy bears that everyone wanted to cuddle. They were beautiful with their grey and orange swirl pattern coats, their huge paws, chubby faces, and beautiful angelic spirits. They got along with everyone, two legged and four, as they perpetually got into mischief and fun that required their extraction from impossible locations on several occasions over the years. We were blessed to have them for the time they were here. They are missed.
Woo aka Woodstock
1997 – 2006
Woo belonged to a wonderful lady who loved him and adored him for the first 6 years of his life. Then we adopted him and kept him happy, fat, and safe for the next 7 years. We were blessed to have him for these few years.
His spirit was indomitable, loveable, and spiritually uplifting. Woo was the pet that was clearly “Heaven sent.” We will see him again at the Rainbow Bridge
when it is our time to cross over and rejoin our family members, two legged and four.
(CNN) -- Gidget, the 15-year-old dog best known for her Taco Bell ad campaign, died of a stroke Tuesday in Los Angeles, California, said Sue Chipperton, her trainer. Uttering the words "Yo Quiero Taco Bell," Gidget's popularity soared in the fast food restaurant's ads. Uttering the words "Yo Quiero Taco Bell," Gidget, a female dog, played a male dog in the commercials. She was cast as the girlfriend of the Taco Bell Chihuahua, but the director changed his mind at the last minute and made Gidget the lead dog, Chipperton said. Chipperton worked with Gidget since she was an 8-week old pup and traveled everywhere with the dog. Gidget even opened the New York Stock Exchange. Roles were hard to come by for the pooch after her popularity soared from the Taco Bell ads, according to her trainer. "She was kind of typecast, so she never really got much work after that," Chipperton said. Gidget was cast in the 2003 film, "Legally Blonde 2." She also had a role as an extra in the 2008 animal-themed movie, "Beverly Hills Chihuahua."
Mary Moore Bernard ~ Avalanche - Journal Sunday, July 05, 2009 Memorial services for Mary Moore Bernard are pending with Rix Funeral Directors; services will be held in Bowman Chapel of the First United Methodist Church, with Reverend Marisue Smith officiating. Burial in Resthaven Memorial Park will be privately attended by her family preceding the memorial service. She died July 3, 2009, in Lubbock. Mary was born in Munday, Texas, on April 21, 1921, to Mr., and Mrs. W.R. Moore. She graduated from Munday High School as Valedictorian in 1938 and attended Texas State College for Women in Denton until 1941, when she left to marry Ralph Bernard of Haskell. Ralph and Mary were marred for 51 years; he preceded her in death in May 1992. She was a bookkeeper and office manager for Bernard-Brewer Company, an engineering business her husband founded and ran for 26 years. For over 50 years, Mary was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Lubbock, where she was very active in the Questers Sunday School Class and was a leader of the Ruth Circle of that church for many years. She served in many offices of the Methodist Women. She was a past member of the Junior League of Lubbock, Lubbock Women's Club, several bridge clubs, and she and her husband were members of several dance clubs. Collecting antiques was a life long hobby for Mary until her death. Her other interests and devotions were to her pets and all animals and birds. She especially enjoyed line dancing and was affectionately called "Twinkle Toes" by her daughter. If one could choose any single phrase to describe her time on earth, it would be, "She loved life!" She is survived by a daughter, Nancy Bernard Rose and her husband, Dr. Gary Rose, of Austin; a son, Richard Ralph Bernard and his late wife, Donna,of Montezuma, N.M.; and a daughter, Anne Howard and her late husband, Fred, of Thousand Oaks, Calif. In addition, she had six grandchildren, Amy McGown of Kay, Texas, David Rose of Memphis, Tenn., Chance Bernard, Shane Bernard and Terrence Bernard, all of Amarillo, and Layne Miller of Fontana, Calif. She also is survived by six great-grandchildren.
Tye Puppy (1996-2008)
(The cutest & most loving 4# Pomeranian...with a Summer Haircut)
As Tye Puppy kicked free from this body that had given out in this life, she saw the Rainbow Bridge just ahead. Waiting for her were Prissy & Fallon, my other Poms in spirit, and Big Jake, my Manx in spirit. They welcomed her back home and thanked her for taking care of their humans while Tye was on this earthplane.
Tye Puppy was a caring and loving pet who extended unconditional love to her human ...which will always be appreciated. We will all be together again ...down the road ...as all of us cross the Rainbow Bridge when our time comes ...and knowing that...makes the waiting easier. Tye was a part of my Past; she has left my Present; and will meet me again in my Future.
Until that day ...Tye's companionship was a blessing that will never be forgotten. She uplifted my spirit.
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