[Gpdd] [Rainbow Bridge] My Gordon is Gone

[Penny Charlesworth]

Dear Audrey,

I am so very sorry to have to say goodbye to little Gordon after so many
years. The Peter Gurney Candlelighting will never be the same.

You have such lovely memories of his time with you and, having only
recently lost my own dear Halloween at the age of at least eight years, I
know how much these stories of his life will mean to you.

I am sure that my Roscoe will have been pleased to finally meet his penpal
in pigson and I hope that he and Reese are enjoying catching up.

Thank you for sharing Gordon with us all. I hope that, one day, another
little piggy in need will find a place in your heart and carry on Gordon's
tradition. A fine example to follow.

Sincerest condolences on your loss.

Take care.

With love and many tears from us all,

Penny and the Piggyfriends.


On Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 5:42 PM, Audrey Binder <agbmcmd at yahoo.com> wrote:

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> It is hard to write this.  I just buried my beloved Gordon.  My baby was
> doing poorly, and I know his time was near, but my heart is heavy and my
> house empty.  He had severe arthritis and I just tried to make life
> comfortable and happy for him, so that he knew how much he was loved.  He
> was about 8 1/2 years old, and except for the arthritis, he still ate well
> and loved being cuddled.
>
> Gordon was the diligent Seretary of the Peter Gurney Memorial, a job that
> he loved and took very seriously.
>
> He was a rescue from the Metropolitan Guinea Pig Rescue (MGPR), and was
> about 2 years old when I adopted him.  He had been through several adoption
> meets, but no one wanted him, so I knew that he was meant to be with me.
> He was not a big piggie, but he was beautiful.  He was part agouti, and had
> the most beautiful coat of different patchworks of brown, with an all white
> backside.  I always told him how beautiful he was, and he just seemed to
> smile and be so proud of that.  He loved his human grandparents, who loved
> him and would sing his favorite song to him (Gershwin's Summertime), and he
> loved people.
>
> When I first got him, he was skiddish and not very socialized, but after a
> few months, he became friendlier and happy.  I expect he had a rough start
> in life, as he was rescued from an animal shelter in Washington, DC by the
> MGPR before I adopted him.  They named him "Gordon", and when I got him he
> told me he liked that name, and just wanted a real home.  So he was my
> Gordon and I gave him the home that he wanted.
>
> We had many great adventures, some of which were extremely funny.  As
> Gordon was such a quiet piggie (he "talked", but rarely wheeked), I was
> able to sneak him into all kinds of places in his canvas bag.  He got to go
> on many interesting vacations, and got to go to Ocean City, Maryland many
> times.  He was on the beach one time, in his own little cabana, and he was
> a big hit with people on the beach.  He hosted Algernon Rat, and showed him
> all of the famous sights in Washington, D.C.  He visited often with his gp
> friend "Pepito", although he preferred being with people.  I would even
> sneak him into restaurants, if it was too cold to leave him in the car. I
> took him into the one restaurant that had a salad bar, and would sneak
> pieces of spinach or other delicacies to him in his canvas bag.  He would
> sometimes start talking quietly, and I just hoped no one could hear him!
>
> I buried him in my back yard, near my first GP Reese, and wrapped him up
> in his favorite blue blanket in a box.  I also planted a flowering plant on
> the grave of them both, and said my goodbye.  Reese had died several years
> ago, just 4 days before Gordon's passing.  I hope that Reese and Penny's
> Roscoe, who was Gordon's penpal, escorted him safely to the Bridge.  And I
> hope that Peter Gurney was at the Bridge to welcome him.
>
> He was my baby always, and I will miss him.
> Sorry this is so long - just needed to speak my heart.
>
> Audrey
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