RIP Barney, you were a great comfort to many.
This is Barney. Barney lived at St. Sampson’s Parish Church cemetery on the island of Guernsey off the coast of England.
For 20 years Barney comforted mourners at the cemetery as they laid their loved ones to rest.
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But sadly, last week Barney died of old age.
His death led to an outpouring of grief among the church's staff, visitors and residents of the town.
Alan Curzon, who is responsible for maintaining the cemetery grounds and digging graves, said Barney’s passing was like “losing a child.”
“I started working at the cemetery in 1995 and Barney was born in 1996. His owners lived in the house right next door and they were there for 3-4 years but then they moved a mile away,” Curzon told BuzzFeed News.
“They took Barney with them as you do but he kept disappearing and coming back to the cemetery and eventually we made a home for him there.”
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Curzon said people who visited the cemetery had “taken Barney into their hearts.”
“He was a complete sweetheart, he loved everyone who came through the cemetery. He would wait with me at the gate when we did burials and he would make himself known to the newcomers and he gave a lot of comfort to people. He would rub against their legs as they placed flowers on the graves.”
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