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In Memory of Lucy

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  Lucy Lucy passed away peacefully, in the arms of her Mom, Shawna Barber, on Tuesday August 9th, 2022. Lucy was born on  November  22nd, 2009. We are unsure of where she was born and what her life was like before she rescued us on February 12th, 2016, but she spent the rest of her life serving, protecting, and enriching the life of her new family. Let me tell you a little about our Lucy and her Mom. Our path to Lucy began due to a decision by my three siblings and myself, to pursue a companion for my Mother, who was progressing with Alzheimer’s disease. My sister Ashley Warrick, a then resident of Fort Worth TX, soon found us a “candidate” at the local dog pound. I must admit that I was a bit skeptical, but Shawna, my Mother, and myself made the eight hour journey to interview this “candidate”. Upon arrival, we were taken back to the holding pen for our Lucy, who was appropriately named Angel at that time. Along the way, we literally walked by more than seven hundred other barking dog