The Obituary:
Yesterday, May 2nd, 2007 at approximately noon, Judy found Bentley’s elder brother (right above him), Nehemiah (aka Nemo), our family fish, lifeless on the bottom of his turquoise 2 gallon tank.  The cause of his death is unknown.  He is survived by 3 other pets, Aroe, Chance, and Bentley and of course their owners.

It was Judy and Imanuel’s ritual to feed the fish every day before Imanuel went down for his first nap.  Nemo initially belonged to Israel (-he was a gift from Judy), but Israel gave the fish to Imanuel and the two of them were roommates since we moved up to Houghton.  It was Imanuel’s first fish and will most likely be his last.  Nemo was a good fish and this fall would have been his 3rd year with us.  He was a Betta aka: Japanese
Fighting Fish and was different shades of maroon in color. 

Today Israel will perform the funeral service and Nehemiah will be laid to rest in a porcelain watery grave (and not to raise up to life anew – potentially EVER).  This is the first death in the Ramos immediate household and we are sad, but we trust that even in this, the Lord knew this was the best time for Nemo to go.