She’s gone and life won’t be the same.

I posted before she was going but I wanted to share this with you

In her 16th year, just before midnight at home in her dad’s arms our sweet Ruby went to sleep for the last time. Always defying the odds with stubborn resilience, she never backed down from a fight. In 2022 she beat cancer, in 2023 she was diagnosed with a heart condition and given 6 months to live and she said “hold my dad’s beer”. That same year she got her very own summer home at Willow Lake where she stole the hearts of so many people that we now call family.

Ruby was loved by so many people who have showed up for her time and again especially in her elder years. She is now reunited with her younger sister Opal and will be very missed by her even younger sister Pearl, who she tolerated but also who got her playing again like a puppy again in her last 20 months of life.

When we asked our 2 year old nephew “where’s Ruby?” He pointed to his chest and said “heart”. He is right, she is always in our heart.

Thank you to everyone who has shown up, checked in, thought of us and who have loved Ruby. Thank you Ruby for giving us your everything right until the end.