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In Loving Memory of
Bill "the cat guy" Sharon
1945 - 2018
This page has information about Bill's Cats and also about Bill's Memorial Garden.
By now you may have already learned but, it is with great sadness and sorrow to let you know that Bill "The Cat Guy" Sharon passed away Monday evening, 8/6/2018 in the Pottstown Hospital. You can read his obituary found on the Catagnus Funeral Homes website (www.catagnusfuneralhomes.com) or in The Pottstown Mercury to understand that Pottstown has lost a truly, outstanding pillar of the community. Cat NAPS of Pottstown, Inc. has also suffered a tremendous loss.
Word spread quickly amongst the Board members late Monday morning that Bill had taken ill and was in the Pottstown ICU. We had to make the dreaded phone calls to one another that night. Emails and texts keep coming from us and to us as we console each other and mourn the loss of one of our own.
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Hi, my name is Caitlin Mercer and I had the honor of being friends with Bill through cat rescue work with Cat NAPS of Pottstown, playing music for his annual Pottstown Pet Fair and most recently working on Pottstown EcoFest together. Bill had a huge heart and was a great friend to all of us and to the animals of Pottstown. He was always a wonderful smiling face to run into in town and it seemed he could help with everything and knew everyone. It is a shock and a huge loss to not have him physically with us anymore. I find it comforting to picture him surrounded by all his animal friends on the other side of the rainbow bridge he always spoke of. All of us at EcoFest wish peace and love to his family and all of his friends.
When Bill passed away, he left behind his current "feline family" in his house. Bill's family worked with Cat NAPS of Pottstown to get all of his kitties checked at the vet and up-dated on anything they needed so that they were ready for new loving homes.
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Here are their names and pictures. A few of the pictures are old images taken by Bill.
Big Guy - Adopted! Thank you!
Big Guy lived for 3 years with his wonderful new family but sadly he passed away in July 2021.
Big Guy was Bill's favorite kitty and now they are together again.
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Rita - Adopted! Thank you!
5yr old female calico
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Bill wrote this about her:
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Rosie - Adopted! Thank you!
Here is a photo of her in her lovely new home!
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Spirit - Adopted!
8yr old male long haired grey
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BondJamesBond 007 - Adopted!! Thank you!
"Double-O Seven" is a total lap-cat. Thank you to his new family for giving him a loving home!
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Noel - (special needs), currently comfortable in a long-term foster home.
7yr old female dilute calico
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Magic - Long-term foster home with Bill's other cat, Spirit.
Magic lived for 3 years with her pal Spirit but she passed away in October 2021.
Now she is with Bill again and Big Guy.
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Bill's Memorial Garden
Pottstown Pet Fair, Cat NAPS of Pottstown and Pottstown EcoFest have all donated to dedicate a tree, 2 benches, plaques and a garden in Bill's honor in Pottstown Memorial Park. Pottstown Parks & Recreation came up with a beautiful design (see below).
Pottstown EcoFest donated a Sweetbay Magnolia Tree from Kirkpatrick's Nursery that was planted in October 2018.
You can view the videos of the tree planting on our facebook here and here
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The walkway was paved and the benches were installed in time for the 2021 Pet Fair.
Bill's Priest blessed the garden during the 2021 Pet Fair. We know how much that would mean to Bill.
Thank you to everyone who made this possible.
Here is the beautiful design by Pottstown Parks & Recreation:
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This poster is available through Cat NAPS of Pottstown and Pottstown EcoFest. Bill kept a large collection of photos of all the cats he rescued and fostered so we made a poster of his photos for the 2018 Pet Fair. We have plenty left if anyone would still like one.
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