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News:
In memory of Joseph C. Petrillo
The GPDD lost one of its long time members recently with the passing of Joseph C. Petrillo. GPDD members will remember Joe as an active contributing member to the Digest about his beloved piggie, George.
The sad news of Joe's passing was sent to the GPDD by Carol, a close friend of the Petrillo family. Here are edited excerpts from that post:
"A sad day...a sad announcement...
It is with a sad, heavy heart that I advise you of the passing of Joseph C. Petrillo, George the Guinea Pig's daddy. Anybody who has been a long time subscriber to this digest will surely remember him. I was his friend. I met Joe and his wife Gail about 7 yrs ago at the Guinea Pig Extravanga that was held in Arlington, VA and where we also had the pleasure of meeting Peter Gurney.
Joe and Gail were standing around after Peter's lecture and Joe had a collage picture frame full of pics of George. As my friend and I were talking to them and admiring the pics we found out that not only did they live in NJ but they lived in the same apartment complex as my friend! Thus began a wonderful friendship that was based on our mutual love of our guinea pigs. Joe used to refer to George as "the boy" and spent hours taking his pic and making videos. Joe was so pleased when George met my three girls, Angel, Sophie
and Elsie and George took a special liking to Angel.
Joe's GPDD friend Alge said it best:
'This is a time when many of us will definitely share your sense of loss, Gail, though your loss is far greater than anyone else's. Still, we sometimes write about "community pigs" and George was certainly one of those. But Joe was a community PERSON, one of the best to ever grace the pages of the GPDD.'
Joe was sponsoring an elder piggie at the Critter Corral rescue; in memoriam I will continue that sponsorship. Anyone wishing to honor Joe's memory by also sponsoring a senior or special needs piggie can find more information about sponsorship at the Critter Corral's website: http://www.crittercoral.org
Rest in peace my friend. You will remain in the hearts of many forever.
- Carol"
The GPDD, Admin Team and our entire membership extend our condolences to the Petrillo family at this sad time.
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Archive News:
March 9, 2008: Special candlelight ceremony in Memory of Peter Gurney:
 Invitation to light a candle in honor of Peter Gurney SUNDAY, MARCH 9, at 8:00 pm. March 9 would have been Peter's 70th birthday.
Peter crossed on July 1, 2006 (see articles below, and tribute on this website). He has been gone almost two years, and is still greatly missed.
Ligting a candle is easy, and something we can each do to honor Peter's memory. He was a tireless advocate of guinea pigs, and left the world with guinea pig knowledge that we would have never had without him. His books and knowledge (not always conventional) has helped everyone here.
We can share the moment with or without our piggies, and light a candle on March 9 at, or around 8:00 pm, in your particular time zone. Mr. Gurney will have a light in his honor that will move around the world. I hope you all like the image of that - it really is something special for someone who has done so much for guinea pigs.
- Audrey Binder, Organizer
"Last of Their Kind " - Peter's Final Book
After his passing, Peter's family saw to the completion of Peter's final book, "Last of their Kind". It is a truly beautiful book, full of amazing pictures of piggies.
From The Winking Cavy Store description:
| "In the months before he died, Peter Gurney was working on this book. He never tired of writing about and photographing his favourite animals and in this book we are given an insight to ‘life with Peter’, as seen from the Guinea Pigs’ viewpoint. It includes more than 70 full colour photographs and some poems Peter wrote about his Guinea Pig friends." |
The book can be ordered from The Winking Cavy Store
"Someone for Everyone" - a new Guinea Pig Storybook
Our friends at Willow Lodge Tales in Australia have published a new guinea pig book, just in time for Christmas and the Holiday season. Titled "Someone for Everyone", it uses digital photography to tell the story of three sister piggies, Cinnamon, Nutmeg and Sugar. Although the authors call it a childrens' story book, it's really for everyone, young and old.
The book sells for $19.95, which includes shipping anywhere in the world (and some free gifts as well!) Note - delivery for Christmas is guaranteed if you order by December 7!
For a preview of the book, or to order online, click this image...
July 23, 2006: Special candlelight ceremony in Peter's memory:
Invitation to light a candle in honor of Peter Gurney this SUNDAY, JULY 23, at 8:00 pm. It's an easy and something we can each do to honor the memory of Peter Gurney, who passed away on July 1. He was a tireless advocate of guinea pigs, and left the world with guinea pig knowledge that we would have never had without him. His books and knowledge (not always conventional) has helped everyone here.
We can share the moment with or without our piggies, and light a candle this Sunday at, or around 8:00 pm, in your particular time zone. Mr. Gurney will have a light in his honor that will move around the world. I hope you all like the image of that - it really is something special for someone who has done so much for guinea pigs.
- Audrey Binder, Organizer
On July 1, 2006 the worldwide guinea pig community lost a dear friend:
Peter Gurney.
Peter will be remembered as one of – if not the – world’s leading authority on guinea pigs/cavies. Read complete tribute
The obituary published in the London Daily Telegraph published.
The Peter Gurney Memorial Trophy: The Cambridge Cavy Trust to create a lasting memorial. Read story
The Guinea Pigs' Rainbow Bridge now has its own site.
The Guinea Pigs' Rainbow Bridge pages have been part of the GPDD site for about a year now. But we felt there should be a site dedicated to the memories of our departed companions.
The Guinea Pigs' Rainbow Bridge has a new design and is now located at its own place on the web.
Feature: Topics
Your subscription defaults to "Digest" mode, where you get (usually) one mailing per day of everything that's been posted in the last 24 hours. However, you now have the option to receive just the posts of topics you wish to read. Check out our Topics page for full details!
New Feature: Searchable Archives
The archives have now been made searchable!
Go to the Archives page for info.
About the GPDD
One thing that makes the GPDD unique is its membership of all types of guinea pig lovers: experienced owners, young people, beginners, old people, guinea pig rescue people, and breeders, all sharing their thoughts on guinea pigs.
GPDD subscribers are worldwide, so that you'll virtually meet guinea pig fanciers from all over the planet; the digest is only edited in English, while there are also other non-English-speaking communities within it.
This website is an offshoot of the GPDD mailing list. It contains additional helpful information about the GPDD, as well as other useful content such as links to other guinea pig-related sites.
History
The Guinea Pigs' Daily Digest - or GPDD to its friends - is a daily electronic newsletter, founded in March of 1995 by Carlo Ferrari for the internet guinea pig fanciers community. It is now managed by a team of people representing many facets of guinea pig ownership, including owners, rescuers and breeders, so it may better serve the overall community.
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