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Pet Rescue by Judy
 2620 Iroquois Avenue
Sanford, FL 32773

From Great Sorrow Comes Great Blessings

 Sometimes in life you come along side someone and you enjoy their company, their  interests, their sparkle, and you feel fortunate.  That's how we felt about  Sue Thomas Zalewski.  Sue loved gardening, craft making and country music, but her passion was for rescued pets.  She was always finding ways to help stray animals, often volunteering at rescue shelters as well as providing food and comfort to them wherever she lived.   Is it any  suprise that, after moving to Oviedo, she became a long-time avid supporter and volunteer with Pet Rescue By Judy?  Despite several medical con ditions that left her disabled and constantly exhausted, Sue gave her all to help our animals.  She was always the one we could rely on to foster abandoned cats and dogs, drive them to vet appointments, to nurse and nurture them back to health, and then to lovingly say goodbye to them as they left for their forever home.  Even when she was attacked by one of the cats  and nearly lost her thumb due to the subsequent infection, she did not stop or slow down.  Yes, she shared our vision and our passion, and we loved her.  On February 15th, 2007, we were rocked to our core when Sue was shot and killed in her own home.  She left behind her mother, siblings, four dogs, three cats and a huge hole in our hearts.  We held onto her memory and hoped that would be enough.  In September we found out it would not have to be.  Her brother contacted us on behalf of her family and  told us with pride and love that, "in an effort to honor Sue's memory and her life long love of animals, her family and friends have created the Sue Thomas Zalewski Endowment Fund to support Pet Rescue By Judy."  They have already raised funds and made an initial contribution, and their hope is that this will help us continue the work that Sue so loved and of which she was such a huge part.  They hope to continue to raise additional funds.  What happened to Sue was a terrible and devastating tragedy and a tremendous loss for our organization, but her family wants us to remember the good things in her life, and celebrate her love of animals by helping us raise funds to continue our work with stray and abandoned pets.  All of us, along with her family, friends and pets, will forever miss Sue, her happy nature, her infectious smile.  She will always be in our hearts, thoughts and prayers, for she was taken much too early.  If you would like to make a donation in honor of Sue, please send your check, payable to Pet Rescue By Judy, 2620 Iroquois Avenue,  Sanford,  FL  32773.