Today, we said goodbye to a dear friend, the last of my childhood pets, Mario. Mario began his days with the Carmacks 15 years ago, on a family trip to Florida. Within moments of meeting, he melted our hearts... a quality he continued to possess throughout his life with everyone he met. Sure he was clumsy and only landed on his feet SOME of the time, but he never knew any other concept than love, when it came to his interactions with people. He always knew how to trigger a laugh or a smile, and was a professional, very dedicated lap warmer. He adapted easily the past couple years, spending time in several households, in our determination to keep him in the family, when life threw curveballs our way. Whether you knew him as Turkey Legs, or Furrario, or Furry Murray, or The Ridiculous Fool, he is, always and forever, Mario.
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