Ohh... I'm so sorry. Charlee was beautiful. Those tabbies get me every time--the beautiful striped pattern will always be my favorite cat color. It reminds me of my first cat, Tiger, a brown tabby whom I also lost when she was still very young. Now, nearly twenty years later, the grief has faded, but I still remember her fondly. I always will, just like you'll always remember your own beautiful Charlee.
Thank you everyone so very much for the kind words. Charlee was so special and dear. All his brothers and sisters miss him as much as I do.
I made a memorial website for him which I will be updating quite frequently over the next several months. I have several pictures of his siblings (3 littermates, 3 adult dogs and 2 pups (from a litter of 8))