Goodbye

Only a few words come to me now.

I'm glad I was here to be with him as he passed.

I am glad he's in no pain now.

I will be forever grateful for the care Tom gave to Kirb these last few months while I have been mostly away. I will always love her for that.

I will miss his touch, his old-man-smoker's-voice bark, his smell.

I look for him everywhere.

We gave him an awesome life, but he gave us better.

We love you, Kirby. We will carry you with us until our final days, and then we will see you again.

We are heartbroken beyond measure.