I'm saddened to announce that one of the precious pets of the current first family has passed away – this cute cat died Sunday at the Executive Mansion at the age of 18. The lil girl had many names; she was originally called "India" after the former Texas Ranger baseball player, Ruben Sierra (nicknamed "El Indio"), before the then 9-year-old Barbara Bush renamed her "Willie" when she joined their family. When the twins went off to college in 2000, they left their cat at home in the White House with President and Mrs. Bush where she's lived ever since. Guess they're also fans of multiple pet names for precious pals, as this pet was also commonly called "Kitty" by the first family!
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Hmm I read somewhere else that the cat was renamed because some people found India offensive. Anyway I didn't know they had a cat until today and that irrationally makes me like their family more, lol
I'm sorry for their loss. I've never had a pet live that long but I can only imagine how attached you would be at that point.
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