KROSS MONSTA GILES, 9, OF SAUGUS, MA PASSED ON FEBRUARY 3, 2009, WITH HIS LOVING FAMILY BY HIS SIDE. KROSS WAS BORN ON JANUARY 1, 2000, THIS LITER, OF 10 PUPS, WAS LOVINGLY REFERRED TO AS THE Y2K9 DOGS. HIS HANDSOME FATHER WAS VAMP (OWNED BY BOSTON BRUINS GOALIE, BYRON DAFOE) AND HIS BEAUTIFUL MOTHER WAS CHINA (OWNED BY MIKE CITRO FROM BAYSTATE K9, MIDDLETON). KROSS BECAME PART OF THE GILES FAMILY IN MARCH OF 2000. KROSS SURVIVED BY HIS LOVING PARENTS, KRIS & SCOTT GILES, HIS HUMAN SISTER, TAYLOR, 7, AND HIS CANINE SISTERS BELLA BOO, 3, AND HIS LATE CANINE SISTER SHOEI. HE ALSO SURVIVED BY HIS GRANDPARENTS, MR & MRS SAM CAMPONESCKI OF WAKEFIELD AND MR & MRS WILLIAM GILES OF MELROSE. KROSS WAS CLOSE WITH 4 OF HIS LITTERMATES, "ESPERANZA" CLAYTON OF MIDDLETON, "SAMPSON" RAGON OF MELROSE, "IVANA" SPINALLI OF LYNN, AND THE LATE "BOSCO" BOUCHER OF SALEM, MA. KROSS WAS BEST KNOWN AS THE FACE OF "A BETTER COMPANION, THE CANINE RECREATION CENTER", IN MELROSE. HE WAS THE INTERVIEWING DOG AND "GREETER" AT THE CENTER, MAKING SURE THAT ALL DOGS WHO ENTERED THE FACILITY ARE FRIENDLY AND SOCIAL. KRIS AND KROSS WENT TO WORK TOGETHER EVERYDAY, CREATING A PLACE WHERE DOGS CAN BE DOGS AND ENJOY EACH OTHER COMPANY. HE WAS AN EXTRAORDINARY DOG FROM THE BEGINNING, LOVING EVERYONE HE MET. HIS LOYALITY AND LOVE WAS LIMITLESS KROSS WILL BE GREATLY MISSED BY ALL WHO KNEW HIM. A MEMORIAL SERVICE WILL BE HELD ON SUNDAY FEBRUARY 22, 2009 AT THE GATELY FUNERAL HOME, 79 W. FOSTER ST. MELROSE, FROM 10AM 12 NOON. HUMAN FAMILY AND HUMAN FRIENDS ARE RESPECTFULLY INVITED TO OFFER CONDOLENCES.