Franchesca Sanford, 17 year old, domestic long-haired, black and white tuxedo feline, passed away on August 23rd, 2018. Born September of 2001 she was lovingly adopted in the Sanford family in December of 2001 after being found at the age of 3 months asleep in the bucket of a lift truck at DaPonte’s Landscaping Company in Bristol.
She will be dearly missed by her pet parents, Lynne and Richard Sanford, human sibling; Tracy, feline siblings; Hannah, Maggie Mae, Katie, and Gracie. Proceeded in death by feline siblings; Emily, Elliott, Bailey, Suzy Cue, and Samantha. Her best friends were her pet parents Lynne and Richard, her human sibling; Tracy, and Bailey, her late pet sibling.
Franchesca had many affectionate nicknames, including Chessie, Cheska, LuLu, Flip-Flip Kitty, Pissy Paws, Bag Lady, and Chatty Chessie because of the way she was so vocal.
Her favorite toys were her purple bunny that she loved to play fetch with, and toy mice. Franchesca also enjoyed playing inside bags and boxes. She disliked thunderstorms and fireworks.
Her favorite place to sleep was in bed with her human mom and eat Fancy Feast wet food or Iams dry food.
There are too many favorite memories to list, but having morning chats with her are some of the memories that will last forever.
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