Daniel Raymond Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Daniel was a terrific pet. Sometimes moody but always loyal, we loved his eccentricities and independence. We got Daniel during our second year of marriage in 2006. He was one of several kittens in a litter birthed by my in-laws neighbor's cat. He was only four weeks old and probably needed more time with his mother, but the neighbor didnt want to fuss with all of those kittens, so we picked out Daniel because my wife liked his tiger like markings and how he bounded around separate from the group. We drove from Akron back to Columbus and during the two hour drive I held Daniel on my lap. We joked all the time that somewhere during that drive, I became Daniel's surrogate mother. Over the years, he would regularly cling on to me during moments where I sat on the couch watching tv or lying in bed. Daniel was a little wild in the beginning before we had him neutered and his front claws removed. His sense of exploration never dimmed, even when we bought a house with a wooden fenced in backyard, he managed to scale that six foot fence easily using his back claws an anchors. But, he always came back. He just wanted to be a cat. Daniel made interesting sounds when he wanted our attention or disapproved of some activity. My wife and I knew just how loving he could be during those quiet moments when it was just the two of us and Daniel on the couch or with his "sister" Mandy. We will miss his "frogger" poses on the living room floor; his loud purring; his incessant love for us to turn on the water spigot in our bedroom bathtub so he could take a drink; sunning himself on our deck or front porch; nibbling on grass blades; looking at the birds from one of our windows; rubbing against our legs; allowing us to groom his backside...and so many other memories. Daniel was family. And, we miss him very much. Thank You to the great care he received in his final moments from Lap Of Love and to the folks at Schoedinger.

Daniel Raymond

March 7, 2006 - February 3, 2020