Dear Brooks, my wife and I would like to send you and your wife our heart felt condolences at this very sad time. Our animals are our children and we can't begin to imagine how you must both feel at your terrible loss. You will be in our thoughts over the coming weeks.
Sincerely yours, Laraine and Roger B Rotorua, NZ on 16/7/2004 4:34 PM, brooks bradley at [email protected] wrote: Dear List Members, I will be unable to participate in the list dialogue for a while. I find it necessary to unsubsribe at present......my home of 40 years burned today---with all of our pets. Only my wife (although suffering painful non life-threatening injuries) survived the fire and that is my greatest blessing. We will require a little while to grieve over our three dogs, parrot, prairie dog, and four of our cats. At our stage in life they constitute attachments equal...almost... to our children and grandchildren. This message is not designed to generate sympathy in any form, but, rather to let you know exactly why I will not be posting for a while. You have all been splendid intellectual companions and, God willing....maybe so once again.....soon. My very best and warmest regards to you all. Sincerely, Brooks. Harborne Research Foundation
