The Editor, I write this letter in the hopes that the mystery woman will receive her thanks, and also to let everyone in Richmond know that there are great people who live here.
Last Wednesday morning, we were notified that our cat was laying on the sidewalk a couple houses east of our house on Williams Road.
We then went out to find our lifeless pet cat Coal wrapped in a purple towel. As upsetting as this discovery was, we were comforted by the grace and kindness of a random stranger who, when she came across him in the middle of the road at night while driving, took it upon herself to pick him up off the road and then return back to the site with a towel to wrap him in.
We unfortunately were unable to return her concerned voicemails (as her phone number was listed private), but felt comforted by the way in which a complete stranger took it upon herself to do a random act of kindness without expecting anything in return.
When the time came, our pet was given a fitting send off. Our heartfelt thanks again to the mystery woman who cared enough to honour a stranger's pet.
Jane and Keith Norman
Richmond
