Scrappy was quite content to live the life of a simple, country cat. His adventures consisted mainly of roaming in nearby pastures and hunting at his frog pond. His personality led me to "quote" him in a comment to Brisbee, a virtual community sponsored by the Star-Telegram Online Services. He also made an appearance at the Brisbee Bookmobile Story Hour, disguised as the Cat in the Hat. Eventually, our fellow Brisbuds chose him to represent the town as their official mascot.

Soon after that, Gerry Barker, former Interact Director of STOS, then known as StarText, asked if Scrappy would consider hosting a forum. Of course, Scrappy accepted immediately. Cats and cat lovers began "Roaming with Scrappy" on September 26, 1996. Soon, Scrappy became the first cat on StarText to have his own email address and web site, compliments of the Star-Telegram. Scrappy's original home page, the first Scrappy's Nest, is a reflection of his fun-loving personality. It remains online as a tribute to Scrappy, whose brief life brought so much happiness to his family and friends.

Scrappy was an integral part of our family and we miss him very much. We will always remember his affectionate nature and brave spirit. He charmed us with his personality and entertaining antics. He was definitely the scrappiest little cat we've ever had the pleasure to love.

That same year, Shibui received a beautiful award from The Cat's Corner. She accepted it on behalf of all the Siamese kitties who were featured in the Siamese Gallery. When you visit Room II, please click on Shibui's award to visit The Cat's Corner Wall of Fame. All graphics in our award rooms are linked to presentor's web sites, if they are still available. We purr that those who are missing will eventually return.

A Candle in Memory also contains a section of links to tributes which honor the memory of other friends we met on the WWW. Please take time to visit them.