ALBANY — In the annals of the great cats of Albany, let us reserve a spot for Jinx, a 20-year-old Siamese who left an indelible paw print on the heart of Joe Glickman.
He was so bereft he published a heartfelt 450-word obituary in the Times Union after Jinx, “the beloved companion and best furry friend of Joe Glickman crossed the Rainbow Bridge on Monday, February 23, 2026.”
In my 42 years with the paper, as a frequent writer and daily reader of Times Union obituaries, I had never encountered such a deeply personal in memoriam, be it for a two-legged or four-legged loved one…