[Huge white & grey cat slowly makes his way to his old friend and BIL,
pausing to hug Willow and Marble before he sits, bones creaking, and
puts a big paw on Voodoo's back.]

Voodoo, I cant wish yew a happee purrrday diz yeer, dough I wishh wif
alla mineown hart dat it wuz a happee wun. I kno dat yew kin onlee
fink uv yewrown brofur ana liddurmate Oz -- ana uv Maestro ana
Matthias hoo shard a purrday wif yew -- ana yewown sisfur ana mineown
snif wedwink Kissa -- ana uv uffurz atta Bridj.

I rememfur wen I met Kissa ana yew ana Oz atta ArPeeCeeCee. Kissa ana
I hadda whurlwin romanse ana yew ana Oz became not jist mineown
brofurz-in-paw but alzo mineown bestist frendz. Yew helpt uz wif meny
projeckz, includin settin up da gestbuk tabull wif mineown sisfur
Laura and Kissa, den wif mine sisfur-in-paw Willow aftur Laura ana
Kissa went tu da Bridj. We had meny advenchurz and mayd merry atta
danziz. We laffed atta yewr liddle Matthias and mineown doptid kitten
Clyde wen day wobbulled ana rantanran inna circulz.

Nough, itz yew ana me. Weeze not alown, we haf Willow ana Marble and
Fred ana offurz in owrown clowders, bud sumtimes it feelz alwfullee
lonlee, duzn't it?

But der iz wun fing dat duznt leef fur da Bridj - dat'z da luff inna
ar hartz. I luffed Oz ana I luff yew. Dat iz tru fur alla time ana
enturnitee.

[Ralph de Ralf falls quiet and a single tear slips down his cheek as
he gives Voodoo a small cheekrub.]



On Oct 14, 8:01*pm, " wrote:
[A distinguished black cat shuffles to the podium, flanked on either
side by two of his sisters, leaning on them for support. *He clears
his throat, wipes a tear from his eye and begins to speak]

Ize Voodoo an Ize heer tuday tu pay tribyewt tu mine broffur Oz.
[bows head to collect himself] *Oz an mineself wur borned Octofur 14,
8 respectful snip of moving tribute to a remarkable cat