In Memoriam DR. HOLLY CHEEVER
A personal note by Anne Muller:
So much has been written about Holly that it’s hard to say more, but I want to express my deep sorrow over the passing of this precious person and animal advocate.
We all know that veterinarians are busier than MDs, but Holly was known for going the extra mile, and that she did, both figuratively and literally.
Thirty years ago, when I first moved to New Paltz, home of the famous Mohonk House and Mohonk Preserve, I was told by a rock climber that hunting was allowed on the property.
We reached out to a number of organizations and to Holly to join a meeting we had set up with board members and the DEC to appeal to Mohonk to discontinue their hunting “program.”
Holly immediately agreed to attend. She was such a powerful voice for why hunting should be discontinued. Just the fact that she was a veterinarian gave her the gravitas needed in this meeting.
Did it result in the discontinuation of hunting? No. But I will always remember Holly for that meeting as well as the other meetings and events that she attended to keep animals from institutionalized harm.
Animals sadly have lost a precious advocate. Holly will always be in my heart.