Our good friend Barbara Makransky died 2 months ago in August. I found out last week when I was combing her FB wall after not hearing from her in several months. Our instincts pick up on people going silent. That holds true even in the digital world. She apparently died of a heart attack. Barbara and I were about the same age.
I first met Barbara back in NYC on West 34th Street at Macys. It was in 2012 and I was putting one of our Everybody Loves Sammy (ELS) videos together. Barbara had a little cameo appearance if I remember correctly. This picture was taken in 2014. The same year that I rescued Patrick. She got to meet the home team where it all began. Sammy on the right and Patrick are both gone now. Both of them died tragically just as Barbara did this past August. I will always treasure this picture of my friend Barbara Makransky and my home team. Barbara made the world a better place. She will be deeply missed.
No lives will go in vain. No pain will go unnoticed. Amen.
Sincerely, Scott Smith, Sammy and Patrick’s human dad and General to the greatest wolfpack in the history of the world.