My precious Fritz, Fritzy, Fritz-a-Rooney, handsome dude, beloved friend and companion left me suddenly yesterday, 4/29/25. He had been following his usual morning routine and then went to the front bedroom as usual for his morning snooze. He had been sleeping partially under the bed where it was quiet. I found him there and he was just...gone. My heart is broken. His wings were ready but my heart was not.

I adopted Fritz on 2/24/22 just after my spouse had passed away. We found one another at Homeward Bound Cat Adoptions and it was love at first sight. He graced my life with his loving presence and companionship for a little over three years, followed me, trotted beside me or in front of me no matter where I went in the house. He would look into my eyes with his beautiful light green eyes and I knew I was totally loved. He was a true lap kitty and also loved the topmost shelf of the 6 foot cat tree in the living room. He was also King of the back yard and loved sitting inside the screen door, surveying his domain, watching bunnies and birds.

What I can say right now is that I love you, Fritz, my sweetest boy, and I know you're with my other precious ones at the Bridge. We'll all be together one day and we'll share those special cuddles and kitty kisses. Until then, kiss you on the forehead!

5/1/25 - My sweet Bubula, my sweet Baboo, I feel your sweet presence guarding the doorway to the office just like you always have done. Like the song says, "Remember me and smile. I'm in your heart forever." You are in my heart always. I feel the love you send... And we'll be together again. In the meantime, I know you've found all my precious ones there, especially BG who is so like you. You are loved always.

5/2/25 - My precious boy, thank you with all my heart for the sign you gave me yesterday. When I came in from getting the mail, there was a small rainbow on the foyer table where you always sat, streaming in through the stained glass window. That had never happened before. I cried tears of peace and sadness too. I know you're at the Bridge and that you're watching over me. You know you're tucked deep in my heart and surrounded by my love just as I am surrounded by your love. Our love bond is for always.

The following was sent to me by a friend, and I believe this was Fritz's message to me yesterday:

"From beyond the Rainbow Bridge, I watch you with love. I see your tears, hear your whispers, and feel your sorrow. I haven't left, I've just gone ahead, where there's no pain, only peace. I carry our memories close and wait for you, just like I used to by the door. One day, we'll meet again, and never part."

5/3/25 - My dearest Fritz, you're coming home today. I am so grateful for that even though it is in a different form. Your presence is with me, so close in my heart. I love you so much and you are truly in my heart forever.

5/4/25 - I'm so grateful that you're home and in your special place in the alcove with my other fur babies. My heart misses you so much and yet I know you never left and you never will. I love you so much and always.

5/5/25 - Stay close to me now as you always did when you were here in physical form and know that you are held in my heart, so close, and surrounded by my love. You are always my Fritzy.

5/6/25 - My handsome Fritz, you've been at the Bridge for a week and I miss you so much. Your sweet presence is very much with me though and I feel the love you send and I know you feel my love. Thank you for being my lap kitty for our precious years together. You are so loved.

5/7/25 - I know you're snuggling on the lap of your guardian angel and basking in the warmth of the sun, running and playing in the fields of flowers and chasing butterflies. And I see you peeking down and watching over me with love and I'm looking into those beautiful light green eyes and seeing so much love. You're in my heart forever, handsome dude. You are so loved...always.

5/9/25 - My sweet Fritz, how very much I miss your sweet physical presence. I hold you so close in my heart and I feel your soft purrs. I whisper your name and you answer with your soft meow of love. You are truly loved always.

5/11/25 - Fritzy, my sweet boy, thank you on this Mother's Day for being my son, for being the healer of my heart. Thank you for the sign of the Rainbow again yesterday, this time on the wall leading down to the "Welcome" kitty in the foyer, for the on-line puzzles that looked so much like you yesterday, reminding me that you are with me always. I send you and my other sweeties there much love on this special day. Thank you for choosing me to be your mom. I love you always. Kiss you on the top of your head.

5/13/25 - You are so totally loved and in my heart forever. Kiss you on the top of your head.

5/16/25 - I remember...all the cuddles and special snuggles in the recliner, you in my lap in the office, so many sweet memories that we created together. You are the healer of my heart always. Kiss you on the top of your head.

5/18/25 - Happy Sunday, my handsome dude. Hope you're snoozing cuddled up next to my other precious ones there. Know that you're loved so much and always. Kiss you on the top of your head.

5/21/25 - Miss you so much. You're right here in my heart, though, always. Kiss you on the top of your head. Love you forever and always.

5/26/25 - It's Memorial Day and I remember...your love, your guarding the office doorway, your trotting by my side through the house, your sweet snuggles in my lap, your healing presence in my life and so much more. You're right here in my heart with all the kitties and Princess who are with you at the Bridge. I feel the love you send in the rainbows in the late afternoon that flame on the wall in the foyer and the knowing that the love is always and forever. Thank you for being you. Kiss you on the top of your head.

5/28/25 - My dearest Fritzy, I have something special for you. Please find Finnegan who is little and needs someone like you to watch over him for a while until he knows his way around the Bridge. Teach him how to chase butterflies, how to climb the trees and about all the love that he can nap in there. He's watching over his family like you're watching over me, so please be his mentor. He loves his family like you love me...with all your hearts. Thank you, Fritz. We'll be together again and it will be for always. Kiss you on the top of your head. Love you so much. Thank you with all my heart for all the rainbows. Mom

5/29/25 - Sweetest boy, you've been at the Bridge for a month now and I know you're surrounded by love and light and that your wings are serving you well. The rainbows and the love reveal your spirit. You're always in my heart. I love you. Kiss you on the top of your head. Mom

6/1/25 - My Fritzy, the rainbows were here again yesterday. Thank you with all my heart for the love that's in them especially yesterday when it would have been Martha's 92nd birthday. You're such a special kitty and I thank you for gracing my life for those precious three years here and now from the Bridge. I love you and kiss you on the top of your head. Mom

6/7/25 - Good morning, my Fritz-a-Rooney. I'm so grateful for the Rainbows you send each afternoon. Thank you for watching over me. I sense you in my lap in the evenings and your spirit on the top of the cat tree. You're always in my heart and I love you so much. I know you're with my other sweeties there and for that I'm thankful. Love you and kiss you on the top of your head. Mom

6/15/25 - I'm missing you a lot and loving you so much. Thank you for the Rainbows that always let me know you're in my heart forever. Love you so much and kiss you on the top of your head. Mom

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