Update On A Beloved Correspondent
by John Weckerle
As we contemplate reestablishing New Mexico Central with more frequent posts, we first wish to inform our readers of the passing of a giant.
Senior Pretty Much Everything Correspondent Wilson passed away in June 2024 few weeks after turning 16. Despite having lost his hearing and his right eye, he remained a joyous presence in the lives of his friends, and a calming and fun presence with the other canine Correspondents who knew him. He was especially good with dogs who had socialization issues. He sustained your editor after Senior Editor Lucy’s passing in 2023. Wilson was active up until the day before his death, and ran a quarter of a mile (which he did fairly often) within a week before. While he appeared healthy, with good energy and a healthy appetite, an undetected cancer had spread through his body; we only found out when lab results came in the day he died.
Wilson was a kind and gentle soul who wanted to be friends with everyone he met. He made a lot of people happy, even if just a little bit for a short while. He will be missed, especially by me. I will cherish the time we had together, and he’ll be alive in my heart as long as I live – which I hope will be a good long time.
One Response “Update On A Beloved Correspondent”
Correspondent Wilson was indeed a giant. I was glad to have known him.