This letter is written to the person who carelessly took the life of our feline family member Saturday evening, Sept. 1, on Pulaski Street.
First off, if you're the type of person to carelessly hit our cat, and run, I'm sure you're not moved by this letter.
I will write it anyway.
My daughter saw everything. We were just arriving home for the evening at 10:30, when the last of the kids came through the door.
She came in shouting that Bear had been hit, but everyone ran outside and we carried his lifeless body in the house. We were hoping he was maybe just knocked out, but there was no heartbeat.
Our 4-year-old was crying very hard, as was I, as I held her. She said, “Who could do this, Mommy?” Why can't we help him?”
I told her he couldn't be helped and whoever hit him didn't mean to. That's when the one who saw everything told us what happened. She said, “Bear froze in the road, a white truck speeding fast had its lights on him, it never slowed down or attempted to brake. She said, “They didn't have any brake lights on, they hit poor Bear, saw him and kept going.” I would never explain this to my 4-year-old, who cried herself to sleep.
The next day our 4-year-old woke up crying and painted a rock for his grave.
Whoever you are who did this, you should be very ashamed of yourself. Just in case our daughter is wrong and you didn't see him, it seems impossible for you to not know you hit him. He was a very heavy, large cat.
You are actually a coward for not stopping afterward, if so.
Bear was a beautiful, young Siamese cat and because of you, he will now be missing from our family.
Melanie Gabak
Auburn
I will write it anyway.
My daughter saw everything. We were just arriving home for the evening at 10:30, when the last of the kids came through the door.
She came in shouting that Bear had been hit, but everyone ran outside and we carried his lifeless body in the house. We were hoping he was maybe just knocked out, but there was no heartbeat.
Our 4-year-old was crying very hard, as was I, as I held her. She said, “Who could do this, Mommy?” Why can't we help him?”
I told her he couldn't be helped and whoever hit him didn't mean to. That's when the one who saw everything told us what happened. She said, “Bear froze in the road, a white truck speeding fast had its lights on him, it never slowed down or attempted to brake. She said, “They didn't have any brake lights on, they hit poor Bear, saw him and kept going.” I would never explain this to my 4-year-old, who cried herself to sleep.
The next day our 4-year-old woke up crying and painted a rock for his grave.
Whoever you are who did this, you should be very ashamed of yourself. Just in case our daughter is wrong and you didn't see him, it seems impossible for you to not know you hit him. He was a very heavy, large cat.
You are actually a coward for not stopping afterward, if so.
Bear was a beautiful, young Siamese cat and because of you, he will now be missing from our family.
Melanie Gabak
Auburn