Chris was my first love ever. I met him in high school and we were together for a few years, we loved each other very much although young, the love was very real. We were together all the time, never liked being apart. One day we were leaving his house in his big ol classic car, waving to Brandy in the window as we were slowly pulling out. Once out of the driveway and in the street, Scott Carter came driving by. Both cars stopped as Chris and Scott talked for a few. I noticed that just as Scott stopped his car, a little bird had flown into the front of his car. I immediately was worried and upset as I was always a huge animal lover as well, so I said out loud, what had just happened to Chris, as I was hurrying out of the car. The little bird was laying on the road, on its side, clearly injured, so I gently picked him up. He was chirping slightly, little drop of blood coming out of his beak, so I looked at Chris and said... "hurry we have to take him to the vet" ( not knowing the bird needed a wildlife rehabilitator, not a vet)! But as we both just looked at him in my scooped hands, his chirp slowed way down, we pet him/her and said "hang on little bird", within a second he/she had died right in my hands,with us loving him/her. I immediately started to cry, at this point Scott had left and Chris seemed maybe surprised at my level of sadness for this little birds death, or maybe he was feeling it too as he seemed affected. So he drove us back up the driveway, parked the car, went and got a shovel and two sticks and string. I kept the bird in my hands just watching him do all of this without me saying a word, still crying and saying prayers. Little did I know he was tying together the two sticks to form a cross. He then dug a small hole, knelt down next to me and put his hands under mine and we gently placed the bird in the hole. Chris filled the hole, we both were crying at this point. Then he came back by my side and he said a prayer, I just listened and silently prayed with him. It was one of the most kind, tender,loving moments of my entire life. I have never had a similar or even close to similar experience like that since, with any other human regarding other animals. He did love animals, the proof was in the pudding, he was and is a beautiful soul. I am sure his loved ones are all with him and he is in the most wonderful of places. He will not be forgotten and will be deeply missed. I am blessed to have known him, loved him, been loved by him and his family, Brandy as well, one of my favorite dogs, ever.