It is with a heavy heart that I share that my dad, John, just said good-bye to his faithful feline companion, Fred. Fred was a very loving kitty who my dad rescued in the early 2000s. He was all black and loved his belly rubs. He also enjoyed long walks through the neighborhood on his leash, visiting the neighbors, and crawling through the bushes.

Fred was also fiercely protective and resisted other kitties moving into the neighborhood. One time, he expressed his displeasure that a neighbor adopted a cat by shimmying up to their open sliding glass door and spraying the curtains. He let that cat know who owned the neighborhood.

We’re not sure how old Fred was, but he has been in declining health for a number of years. In the end, we think that Fred had a tumor in his stomach that was cancerous.

Fred crossed the Rainbow Bridge this morning surrounded by my dad, neighbor Martha who was his caregiver when my dad was out of town, and his vet.

Fred is survived by John, many friends and family, Will Feral the neighborhood feral cat who my dad feeds from time to time, and Max the blind and deaf kitten my dad found last summer and saved for someone to adopt.

Internment will be private and no visitation is scheduled.

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