April 1, 2010 to May 9, 2011
Was struck by a car while playing and chasing as cats will do. Tender-eyed and gentle by nature. I never saw him in a fight. He would often come up to me while I worked in the yard seeking a good rub on his noggin. Or he would lay on his back so I could scratch his belly. Or sometimes, Gracie just wanted to stay near me. I will miss his quiet presence.
Gracie joins a long line of cats I've owned. Most of them lived long long lives. When they die young like Gracie did its harder to take. The future I had planned to share with Gracie has been cut short. I console myself knowing I gave him a very good year.
