Dexter Timothy Fish died at home on Friday, March 27 of causes incident to age. Dexter was born in fall of 2007. He began his life as an experiment fish in the science department of Loyola College in Baltimore, Maryland. Over Thanksgiving vacation, 2007, Dexter met his owner, Meredith. She moved him from his beaker to a bowl, complete with a fake plastic plant and shiny blue rocks. Due to the experiments performed on him (allegedly, he was switched to different home sizes to see if it would increase his aggressiveness. It did.), he had a rocky start with Meredith. He didn't trust her at first, and would hide behind his plant when she came to feed him, only eating when he thought she wasn't looking. In spite of this, Dexter had a very affectionate nature, and eventually he would swim to the top of the bowl, hoping for food whenever he saw Meredith come near.
After several months together, Meredith moved him to a tank, which was quite a bit larger than his original bowl. It had blue and purple rocks and two plastic plants. It also had an air pump which he really liked. He would often swim through the bubbles in a playful manner. Several months before his death, Dexter moved to his final home in Suffolk Virginia. He suffered a brief reversion to his earlier disposition after this move, but at the time of his passing, he and Meredith were once again on good terms.
Dexter had a burial at sea, attended by his owner, Meredith, and the person who brought them together, Maren. He was placed on a tiny raft, surrounded by treasure. After a lovely service, the raft was set on fire and dropped into the great porcelain beyond. Those in attendance were extremely moved.
Dexter is survived by his owner of sixteen months, Meredith. In lieu of flowers, she requests that mourners send cash. It's what he would have wanted.
In honor of Dexter, please take some time to contemplate his life while enjoying these two songs, which he specifically requested to be played at his wake.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEX1dYyvmig
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgA2xo0HYrE
Rest in peace, Dexter T. Fish. You were a loyal companion and fishy friend. You will be missed.
3 comments:
A loving and fitting eulogy for such a fine fish. Dexter, I only wish I could have met you in person. I feel confident in saying we would have been fast friends.
Dexter, I wish we could say that we will miss you, but alas we barely knew you. Mer, we are glad we were there to help you through this trying time even though we were not invited to the funeral. What's with that? From Mom and Dad
He can and will live on through you.
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