KRAVITZ AUGUSTUS VAN PEEBLES

2010 - 2026

Today is a sad day.
Goodbyes such as these always seem impossible, and then we remember we do it for our beloved animals, not for ourselves. We muster the courage to accompany them to the door that they will walk through, but we cannot.
Kravitz Augustus van Peebles, I will miss you more than words can express.
You came into my life in the most unexpected of ways and charmed me with your feistiness, hilarious habits, and your perfect sweet face. You lost your tail but never your balance — so agile when you knew you were not allowed on the countertops. You never met a patch of sun you didn’t love. You were a sucker for clean sheets, dirty laundry, and your heated beds no matter the season. You even loved Christmas as much as I do.
And then when we welcomed the very young Peanut and Pudding all those years ago, you became the most loving and wonderful big brother. While I adjusted from going from one cat to three, you accepted them instantly, and I watched you shower them both with love.
A beloved friend once told me that this time in our pet’s life is so hard because it is when our bill comes due. It is the price we pay for all of the unconditional love, companionship, humor, joy, acceptance, and everything they give us so selflessly. It’s the hardest thing we have to do as their humans, and yet paying this debt is the last gift we give them for all the gifts they’ve given us over the time we were lucky enough to spend together.
Today, I gave the gift to Kravitz.
I will always love you, my sweet boy. My funny guy. My little love. My baby. My Christmas kitty. My sunshine, my only sunshine.
“Now cracks a noble heart.
Good night sweet prince:
And flights of angels sing thee to thy rest!”