ABOUT MISSY
MAY 20, 1984 - APRIL 10, 1999
SHE WAS A MIXTURE OF A LITTLE OF THIS AND A LITTLE OF THAT. WHATEVER THE "THIS AND THAT" WAS, SHE TOOK THE BEST FROM ALL OF HER ANCESTORS. WE PAID A WHOLE BIG $10.00 FOR THE LITTLE WORM INFESTED PUPPY. SHE ADJUSTED SO EASILY TO WHATEVER CHANGES THAT WERE MADE, WHETHER IT WAS NEW ADDITIONS TO THE FAMILY OR RELOCATION OF OUR HOME. HER FIRST FEW YEARS WERE SHARED ONLY WITH KITTY BUT AS TIME PASSED, THE MALTESE BUNCH ARRIVED - LITTLE BIT, CHIPPER, BUBBA AND PENNY, BUTTONS AND FINALLY, ALLEY. AS EACH JOINED THE HOUSEHOLD, MISSY GREETED THEM WITH MUCH CONCERN AND LOTS OF LOVE. THEY ALL ACKNOWLEDGED HER AS "THE BOSS."
AS A PUPPY, SHE SURVIVED FALLING DOWN A MOUNTAIN AND IN HER OLD AGE, SURGERY FOR A BLADDER STONE AND CANCER. BUT THE CANCER RETURNED. SHE DEARLY LOVED BITING AT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WHEN WE WERE DRIVING IN THE RAIN. I REMEMBER LITTLE NOSE PRINTS ALL OVER THE INSIDE CAR WINDSHIELD. I FEEL VERY BLESSED TO HAVE BEEN THE CHOSEN PERSON TO SHARE MISSY'S LIFE FOR ALMOST 15 YEARS.
TO MY MISSY
YOU HAD SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL THAT IS IRREPLACEABLE. THERE IS SUCH A BIG GAP IN OUR HOUSEHOLD NOW.
PLEASE FORGIVE ME FOR HAVING YOU PUT TO SLEEP, BUT YOUR TRUST IN ME DIDN'T ALLOW MUCH CHOICE. I HOPE I DID THE RIGHT THING BUT I'M SO VERY SORRY.
BEING PLACED AS A STAR IS NOW ALL I CAN DO. THIS SHOULD BE FAMILIAR TO YOU AS YOU WERE ALWAYS A STAR MISSY, MY STAR. YOUR DADDY LEFT YOU IN MY CARE AND NOW I RETURN YOU TO HIS CARE. YOU TWO SAVE SPOTS FOR THE REST OF US. I LOVE AND MISS YOU BOTH.
Carolyn Straley