June 1, 2006: "Rosie" passed away on Thursday, June 1, 2006 at the age of 10. "Rosie" spent 6 years on the street with Sgt. Chad McCluskey of the Augusta Kansas Department of Safety. "Rosie" developed cancer of the liver that was not treatable.

"The one absolutely unselfish friend that man can have in this selfish world, the one that never deserts him, the one that never proves ungrateful or treacherous, is his dog."
--George Graham Vest