Jackie Duncan/All For Paws on PPW.

ohmygod....
every visit i half expected her to not be there working, due to her illness.
but nope. even if she was bald from the chemo or obviously weak she was there working.

she could have made a lot more money if she wanted to but she wasn't out to gouge anyone.
she was a very good person with a frank mouth. loved that about her.

Jackie was obviously fighting C for quite awhile. Wotta woman. She will be missed.

I assume Vivian. She's still there, and I haven't seen anybody new who looks like a manager.

I know. I didn't realize it had been over 2 months since I had seen her. It was obvious she wasn't doing too well, but I didn't realize she had died until the sign went up.

i was in there the other day and the young boy who worked there said it was still up in the air as to whether they'd stay open.

and the two cats were both sitting by the front, and they seemed like they were kind of waiting for something. very sad.

anything think of anything we can do?

bonkers wrote: well since this person doesn't want the store for themself, maybe they should just give vivian the store. yeah, right, they got the store for nothing, so why can't they give it to someone who wants it.
i know it sounds crazy, but i'm serious. think about it. someone gives you something, you don't want it. someone else wants it and needs it more than you--wouldn't you give it to them?
we should get as many people to write letters and bring them to the store and vivian could give them to the person. i mean their must be some good in this person if Jackie would leave them the store.
any other bright ideas?

only we don't know the circumstances under which the store was left to the third party, and businesses cost $$ and estates need to be settled. it's generally not something "free". you're assuming that it's simply a storefront, but have no idea what arrangements were made.

All is what I know is that I don't want to see the store close. They have big sale signs on the windows and door. And we all know how people love a sale.
They don't care that even if Vivian can get the money for the store, she would have to restock the entire store. Inwhich case is like starting a business from scratch, which is much harder then buying an esablished business.

banned for prying!

unfortunately, if she wasn't left the store in jackie's will she'll need to come up with the cash to make it her own.

is that why she's having the sale?

and she needs to take the time to go and talk with someone; i know there's a young man who works there who watches the place sometimes. and even if the person who was left the store were to give it to vivian, there will be taxes to pay. i'm not quite sure whom you think is going to pay those taxes.

i don't mean to be difficult, but wills and estates and tricky things. (and for those of us without wills, and i've been meaning to do mine for months now, get over to nolo and do it... in ny state if you die without a will the state becomes your executor.)

I just walked by and noticed that the sign about Jackie saying the store would remain open is gone. Now there are signs for 40-50% off in the window.

Man, I'd hate to see this place go. Am not in a financial position to help, but wish there was something else that could be done.

Subject: Jackie Duncan

This is in response to knowsmorethanu, nobody is making any disrespectful comments about Jackie, nor is anyone gossiping about her. All is what we're doing is trying to come up with ideas to help keep the store open, period.
If you can think of an idea, great--but don't insult us, asif we're sitting around talking trash about Jackie.
Everyone here has their own memories about Jackie and All For Paws. I for one will never forget her. And I want the store to continue as ALL FOR PAWS not turn into another overprice duplicate of the stores on 7th and 5th Aves.

You probably saw Vivian. She is pretty quiet. Jackie talked to people all the time.....Jackie also had short dark hair (but at the end lost most of it and sometimes wore a baseball cap). She was outgoing and cursed a lot. If you had met her, you'd remember :-)

I went in today and Vivian was due to have a meeting this afternoon to get some more info.

I'm not going to share all of the details, but let's just say things are up in the air at this point.

I'm hopeful that there's a good resolution.

Ok, I don't know who you are, but I don't think I shared anything inappropriate. There are obviously many people involved in this and many sides to every story. People who read this board are smart enough to realize that and to decide what (if anything.... including your input) to believe. People who post here for a while generally have an idea of poster and their personalities, intentions, etc. With that, they can assess who they think is speaking from knowledge, who is just stirring shit, etc.

Many people knew and cared about Jackie. Including me and all of the others who posted on this thread. Many people want to see that store stay open and are interested in the outcome.

So, instead of thinking that people won't let Jackie rest in peace, how about thinking that people are participating in this conversation because they cared about her and they care about the neighborhood, the store, Vivian, the cats or anything else and would like to see a happy resolution?

I don't think "things are up in the air" is either inaccurate or inappropriate....nor am I going to continue to engage with you in this discussion. You obviously have your own opinion, and (like me) you are entitled to it.

"up in the air"....now THERE'S BREAKING NEWS!

No, I don't need to justify myself Potter. I gave you your props earlier and now you resort to name calling. Now, who's jumpy?

I am here for one reason only. I won't standy idly by while people pretend to know facts and spew heresay. Jackie doesn't deserve that. RIP JD.