Pets Memorial

Share your pictures and memories of our beloved non-human family members who have gone to Doggie/Kitty/Birdie/Fishy Heaven.


Joyous Gard Gard Gumnick a.k.a. “Doid, ” “Gardza,” "Sticklegs" (among other nicknames) 1969?–?? Possibly the sweetest-tempered dog EVER. Rebbie Rebel Francis^[1] Gumnick a.k.a. “Rebbie” 198?–?? Shadow Shadow Jerome^[2] Gumnick a.k.a. “Shad” 198?–?? Not really Chi Chi, but this is kind of what (s)he looked like. Chi Chi Rodriguez Budgerigar Swanson Gumnick a.k.a. “Chi Chi Bird” 1980-something–1990-something She complained about everything, and Nicky was scared to death of her. I could never coax her back into her cage, and then one day I realized that she’d go back in on her own when she was darned good and ready, and it was never a problem again. —Ed Jack Nicklaus Cockatiel Swanson Gumnick a.k.a. “Nicky-bird,” “WEEEkie-weert,” “Fierce Boy” 1986–2006 We miss your voice!		Loki and Greta in the early years. They are missed! Loki and Greta Swanson Phantom Gumnick a.k.a. “Mom’s Little Phanny, Mr. Phan-Man, Phanny, The Two Dimensional Dog” Zoey Gumnick a.k.a. “Z, Zeezer, Zeezerkins, Zoster, Zo, Hula Butt, Zozer Zeezington” Lady Malmberg a.k.a. “ the best girl dog on the planet.” —Johnny March 1988–October 2001

↑ One of The Little Girls (Beth, I think), decided that since Ed’s middle name is Francis and Jane’s middle name is Frances, Rebel’s middle name must also be Francis.
↑ Then, so Shadow wouldn’t feel left out (and since it would obviously be silly to use “Francis” again), she gave Shad the middle name “Jerome.”