Help Memorialize Leeroy's Legacy

Hello friends and family. It is with a heavy heart that I announce my 21 year old cat Leeroy tragically passed away two Sundays ago after he had slipped outside and sustained severe injuries after being attacked by a wild animal. He succumbed to his injuries due to his age. And I’m asking that anyone with the means to do so to please help bring closure to me and my daughter after this recent tragedy and horrific death of our beloved cat by either sharing my fundraiser or help by donating towards the cause.

I'm asking for these donations to be used towards cremation as well as to help memorialize him and help keep his beautiful memory alive in my family’s heart.

Since his passing and after contacting all the resources and programs I could find trying to discover ways to finally put him to rest through cremation I’m running out of time to do so.

After he passed my world completely crumbled and it took me a really long time to compose this, I really couldn’t bare the thought of any of it. But the time has come, and even if nothing comes from this at least I can say that I tried for me and my young daughter as we continue to go through the motions of grief.

I just wish I had been there that day when he had sustained the injuries from that fatal animal attack that ultimately took his life. It was incredibly painful to sit there paralyzed while holding him praying that his suffering would end soon. He was such an amazing companion and I feel incredibly destroyed that I was unable to prevent the attack or his passing. Now all that’s hanging over my head is the grief of wanting to get closure and lay him to rest. So my daughter and I can start to feel more at peace.

So as hard as this is for me to do, I'm asking anyone, with the means to do so from the bottom of my heart too please help me bring some peace and closure to my family, and help me lay our angel to rest and memorialize his memory.

You never know how integral a pet is in your world until one day they’re gone. I called him my familiar because he was always in sync with all of my wants and needs. And through 21 years I've had him, he had a great run and the way he passed was truly a tragedy and it’s weighing on our hearts tremendously. Nothing can prepare you for that day to come, when they’re just gone.Due to my current circumstances, I just don’t have the funds I need to at least cremate him before it’s too late to do so. I do apologize it took me this long to announce this to everyone. I’ve tried numerous times to at least announce his tragic passing but I can’t seem to get the words to come without me spiraling into grief. I couldn’t bring myself to even really talk about his passing or make arrangements so I only have a few options.

I'd like to raise the funds to have him properly cremated and hopeful one day get some kind of memorial jewelry made for my daughter and I so that we can keep him with us always. I've been planning to get a tattoo of him for a over a decade and hopefully soon I can start getting the funds for that.

Cremation does need to happen as soon as possible, he passed too long ago to do much else other than to take that route. But lately I’ve just been full of sorrow, grief, and total shock I just haven’t been able to take much action. But now I am. So please if anyone can donate even the smallest amount or share it with friends I’d be so grateful.

Even though he isn't here physically anymore, I'm asking for these donations so that I can help keep the beautiful memories of him alive. It would bring me and my daughter a great comfort to at least know that we have a piece of him with us.

Please help us reach our goal that way we can move towards the closure that we need and help bring a little healing to my family’s heart knowing that I have his ashes to carry with me and maybe later do something special with when the time is right. Even though I don't like to express my emotions for everyone to see, after all I am only human, I’m just hoping that maybe even if a few of my friends and family or even any strangers have a dollar or anything they could contribute towards my cause or to even share with their friends and family to help us memorialize our cherished family cat of 21 years.

I’d be so incredibly grateful and appreciative for any help so that my daughter and I may finally receive the closure and peace that we need. I know that I’m incredibly late to the game, but honestly the loss of our cat Leeroy rocked me and my daughter’s world in more ways than one.

I want to say that I am beyond grateful to get amazing 21 years full of unconditional love and companionship from such an incredibly special cat, it still doesn’t feel like nearly enough.

The grief of our profound loss is consuming us with such sadness, especially for my six year old daughter. Leeroy is all she’s ever known, they’ve been bonded since the day she eas and every single day since. He’s diligently been by her side to watch over and protect her from any sort of harm. This is the first pet she has ever had and has lost. And now our family feels incomplete now that you’re gone.