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"Goodbye Dear Friend" About 25 minutes east of Columbia, the sun sets as a best friend is laid to rest. Rachel Robinson Geddings, 15, mourns the loss of "the sweetest cat ever". One-year-old Tama was hit by a car while crossing the street in their West Columbia neighborhood. Rachel said, "I just wish I'd had a chance to say goodbye."
C. Aluka Berry