In Loving memory of Angel May Stephens

Angel was a star that truly shined bright, even though for a short time.

After many years of never having a dog, the kids finally convinced mom and dad to get one. Our oldest daughter took her allowance and they found Angel as a small puppy with a too big head in a cage at an open air pet market in South Korea. No papers, just a puppy. They brought her home and dad asked, “What kind of dog is that?” It’s a French Bulldog, “Never heard of them”, dad answered.

From the beginning Angel won everyone’s heart.

Working on an Army post just south of the DMZ, Angel went with dad to work often and the GI’s loved her. She went everywhere looking for new friends and wandered off many times, but always someone called dad and said “We found Angel.” Another common phrase from homesick GI’s was “I miss my dog back home.” And after a while it was often, said, “Angel is the most famous dog on Camp Casey.”

Angel was not only friendly, playful, and fun-loving, she was smart. Angel had a full bag of tricks: sit, speak, stand up, jump, rollover, and even ballerina with a quick spin standing on her hind legs. Never forget it though, Angel was a kids dog, always going to them; and that was her favorite place to sleep. She was always at the dinner table too, with a small whimper or whine just to let you know she was there. Angel traveled everywhere with her family, from the beaches of the Pacific Ocean all the way to Georgia when they transferred back to the states. In Korea Angel lived in a high rise apartment and looked out upon the world. Now Angel had her own yard and she would bark at the neighbor dogs through the fence as if saying, “I am Angel Dog, look at me!”

There is so much to say about Angel. She loved life, she loved everyone, and she is greatly missed.