<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div style="RIGHT: auto">To all our friends on the Daily Drool - I must tell you our sad news: Today Raymond left for the bridge. He really began failing </div>
<div style="RIGHT: auto">Thursday - it happened so quickly. We were going to take him into the Vet today for his "last trip" but before we left with him,</div>
<div style="RIGHT: auto">he died peacefully on one of his favorite comfortable mats. He was a beautiful red and white boy, 11 years old., with huge ears </div>
<div style="RIGHT: auto">and paws - and the best personality. Of all the bassets (6) <VAR id=yui-ie-cursor></VAR>we've been fortunate to share our lives with, he was the most beautiful and </div>
<div style="RIGHT: auto">the smartest. Words can't describe how much we'll miss him, and we know each one of you understands what we're going through. </div>
<div style="RIGHT: auto">We just wanted everyone to know about Raymond. Beryl & Richard</div></div></body></html>