(my Sam tag on flickr)
I met Sam in 2008, the first time I went to Garrett's place. I learned that day what everyone he met who wasn't a veterinarian would learn about him: he was the friendliest cat ever. He never met a person he didn't like, and I fell in love immediately. I moved in a year and a half later and saw him every day for the next 12 years unless I was traveling.
He was a long haul cancer and kidney disease survivor, and was friendly and loving until the end. We'll miss him forever.