marvin "starvin marvin" mickelson 09/20/99-11/19/09

Marvin died tonight mom. The Browns found him in the bushes in front of the house. We think that he had a either a really bad seizure or a stroke. They helped Kallie bring him inside to the kitchen. Kallie says that his breathing was very labored and he wasn't interested in anything, not even cheese. She called dad and he left work immediately to go home and help her out. I feel so bad that she was home when this happened. She always seems to get stuck with these things. I couldn't stop picturing the way I found Max in the yard way back when we lived in Itasca. The way Kallie described it, it was very similar. We're not sure what caused it but he just closed his eyes and stopped breathing while laying on the kitchen floor. Kallie was about to take him to the vet but he didn't make it. Maybe it was better this way, but man this year sucks so much mom. Maybe you will see him soon? I'm not sure how the afterlife works but I'm sure you would enjoy it and so would he. Maybe he missed you too much. That house is beginning to accumulate too much death. I miss you mom, and now I miss Marvin too.