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The cat, who became a meme superstar, is dead at 7 years-old.

Grumpy Cat attends an event in celebration of her 6th Birthday on April 4, 2018, in New York City.

The news was announced on Twitter.

The cat, whose actual name is Tardar Sauce and who hailed from Arizona, died after complications arose from a urinary tract infection, her family wrote on Twitter.

“Besides being our baby and a cherished member of the family, Grumpy Cat has helped millions of people smile all around the world — even when times were tough,” according to the post.

Many cats have had moments of mini-fame on the internet, but few, if any, have had the reach and staying power of Grumpy Cat. She first rose to prominence six years ago, after her owner posted a photo to Reddit, captioned “Meet grumpy cat.”

The New York Times reported:

The sourpuss with the piercing look of contempt quickly became a meme, and placing bold words above and below her frown became a common way for humans to express grumpy thoughts.

Perhaps the most famous: “I had fun once. It was awful.”

Grumpy Cat’s visage was named the Meme of the Year at the 2013 Webby Awards, beating out “Gangnam Style” and “Harlem Shake.” Many memes come and go, but her owner, Tabatha Bundesen, turned the cat’s face into the center of a thriving business.

Grumpy Cat’s worth estimated wildly, “though Ms. Bundesen disputed a 2014 report that the cat had earned her $100 million. In 2018, Ms. Bundesen won $710,000 in a copyright infringement suit against a coffee company that made Grumpy Cat Grumppuccino”

The cat’s famous scowl was the result of feline dwarfism, her family said, “a mixed breed, her owners were unsure of the specific mix.”

On the cat’s website, her owners maintain that Grumpy Cat wasn’t grumpy at all.“She is a super cute and cuddly kitty and loves to be held and rubbed,” they wrote.

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