Gopher Given Gentle River Memorial

Occurred on May 9, 2026 / Joliet, Illinois, USA

Info from Licensor: "My dogs and I were enjoying some sun in our enclosed backyard when randomly on the other side of the yard a chipmunk, or whatever the little guy may be ran through our fence and my dog sprinted at it and snapped its neck then dropped it. I ran to it and it was alive for about another 20 seconds. It was heartbreaking to witness because I love animals and don’t enjoy watching anything suffer especially for nothing. I wasn’t going to let my dogs eat it, and my dad said no digging in the yard so I took it too my bestfriends Sarah’s memorial bench who passed away 6 years ago, put it on a log and added flowers to it to release it back to nature on the water."