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When Dr. Angie Aymett Tucker died in 2009, her friends felt helpless in their grief. She was a beloved friend and veterinarian to so many. Her passing was untimely. Everyone felt bereft.
One friend, Betty Clark, had an idea that she thought would be an appropriate tribute to Dr. Angie. While she was travelling in Scotland with Linda Rogers, they were captivated by a little drinking fountain on a walking trail created as a tribute to a pet. There was a small sculpture and a place for a dog to get a fresh drink of water while walking with its owner. Clark thought something like that could be a great memorial to her friend and veterinarian, Dr. Angie. Clark and Rogers put their heads together with artist Pamela Sue Keller to come up with the idea to sculpt Dr. Angie’s pet Jack Russell terrier, Hattie B., and one of her cats to set atop a pet drinking fountain located on the Pleasant Run Walking Trail.
“When I take my dog, Louie, for a walk down there on the walking trail in the summer, there’s just not a good place for him to get a drink of fresh water,” Rogers, a Giles County native, said. “He wants to get in the creek to get a drink, but then he’s wet and muddy when he gets back into my car. Often, we go to the nursing home to visit after his walk, and he can’t be a mess!”
The walking trail is frequented by hundreds of pets and their owners, many of whom knew Dr. Angie very well. Through e-mails, text messages and word–of-mouth, Dr. Angie’s group of friends have raised nearly two-thirds of the money they need for the project, but they are still short.