Dog of Temple man found dead in Oklahoma bids owner farewell
For two years, Swearingin’s dog, Jaxx was by his side and on Friday Swearingin’s aunt, Terri Boedeker, took him to say goodbye at the Hewett-Arney Funeral Home.
“We brought Jaxx today to try to give him closure. He was a big part of Michael’s life and I’ve spent time at my sister’s house for the past two weeks with the dog. He’s staying with my sister. Every time the door opens he jumps up and looks like ‘oh could that be him?’’
“We wanted to give him closure and he got to see him,” Boedeker said.
She says Jaxx will stay with Swearingin’s mother, Deborah Daniel Harrison.
“He went in, his little happy self and you could tell in an instant he recognized him and then he was ready to go.”
So sad!