Safe journey over the bridge {{{sweet Dewey}}}...Dewey the library cat dies
SPENCER, Iowa The final chapter is closed on Dewey Readmore Books.
The 19-year-old cat, who became a mascot for the city library in Spencer, Iowa, died on Wednesday in the arms of librarian Vicki Myron.
Dewey was dropped off at the library in January 1988. Myron and another librarian found him in the book drop with his paws frozen in the ten-below-zero weather.
Dewey became famous after that. T-V crews came from as far away as Japan to do stories about him.
Dewey was named after the Dewey Decimal System, used in most libraries to catalog books.
He was diagnosed with a stomach tumor, shortly before November 18th, which was officially marked as his 19th birthday. His health rallied for awhile but he began hiding and the decision was made to have Dewey euthanized.
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here are some stories about Dewey
dewey's website
http://www.spencerlibrary.com/deweybio.htm
http://www.shopcat.com/spencerlib/dewey.htm
this story is about 3 years old...
http://www.americanprofile.com/article/3897.html
