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Luna Sherfy (1994 to 2011)

Today, March 7, 2011, we gave up Luna after sixteen years. Born in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, in early 1994, Luna was abandoned by her owners and rescued by Margaret Deaner. Luna came to stay with us in Dillsburg in February 1995 where she maintained queen status for the next 16 years. Because of her earlier experiences, Luna remained people-shy for many years and tended to avoid visitors. With the attention given to her by Vernon Albert, and the Brubaker family, she eventually overcame her shyness and would greet visitors regularly.

Luna loved to be cuddled and scratched and fiddled with, and was fairly verbal in her interactions. When we would return from trips, she would follow Devora around and act a little grumpy about our absence. She liked to jump in the bed before sunrise and get her morning dose of attention. Some of her favorite places were the shower and bathtub to chase drips, the basement and garage to roll in the dust, under the bed during heavy storms, and perhaps most of all she liked sleeping on top of Devora when she was reading a book.

Luna grew old gracefully. She battled Hyperthyroid, a brief bout with hyperglycemia, and all the other issues that come with age. She will be sadly missed and fondly remembered. She enriched our lives. .

Luna at the door waiting for Margaret to take her in - February 1995. Amazing that Margaret took this photo and kept it.

Close-up of Luna at 1 year old.

Luna loved to play in paper bags.

Luna in full princess position.

Luna during the Obama campaign.