Emily Driscoll (22) and her retired racer Quincy (6) were hit and killed by a car on Sunday night near Chicago. Like many of my greyhound and galgo friends, I'd only ever met her online, but she genuinely felt like a friend, like someone I'd known better or longer than I actually had — I think that's the way it is with many of us in the community.
Her vivaciousness and her love for her dog were apparent in her posts on Instagram, and she and Quincy always brought a smile to my face.
I'm sharing this here because it's important to remember that things like this can happen at a moment's notice to young, happy, healthy people and young, happy, healthy dogs... how every moment we have is one with which we should try to do good things... that even the people we barely know can make a huge difference in our lives.
There's an article with more information on Emily and Quincy on the Naperville Patch. You can send condolences to her family through a guestbook here.