Some more photos..

Rainbow Bridge Candle Lighting Memorial

RainbowBridge is a website dedicated to departed pets and their 'parents'. They offer a candle lighting memorial and Eric's is tonight.

Ian Gray

In memory of Eric 'the cat' Cantona. 1995-2009

Ok, so Eric was 'just' a cat. But he was special, unique and intelligent. Our family has many stories of his antics; both good, bad and plain silly. Certainly Salford is now a safer place for small birds and rodents! But most of all Eric was the perfect companion and was always happy to see me. I miss him.

We've lost count of the amount of time he's fallen in the bath, toilet or off some other secure footing... he was the cat without grace! He 'loved' me, but he loved everyone... especially people with long laps so he could spread out and relax on top of you.

Some pictures of Eric

Eric died Wednesday 23rd July 2009 of saddle thrombus (see the story of Dave, he died of the same thing) as a result of his heart murmur. He was fourteen years old and had had a happy life. He'll be sorely missed by family, friends, and the odd passer-by as he was a popular and sociable cat.
As you can see in the photos above, like a lot of cats, he had a thing for sitting in boxes (even if it had stuff in it, or was just a lid).

I've set up this site as a tribute to him. Where we can look at his photos and wonder at his uniqueness.