George HW Bush's service dog Sully lies by his coffin ready to accompany him to Washington on one last journey together
Former US President George HW Bush died on Friday, eliciting outpouring of grief from all quarters. A touch of heartbreaking poignancy was added to the WW II hero's passing away by a photograph that his spokesperson Jim McGrath shared of his service dog lying next to his coffin in Houston on Sunday.
The image shows the specially trained golden labrador named Sully mournfully lying down beside Bush senior's flag-draped coffin. McGrath shared the picture of the dog, who had been beside the 41st President for months, with the caption: "Mission complete."
The dog, who is named after the heroic pilot who successfully landed a damaged passenger jet on the Hudson River in 2009, saving 155 lives, was gifted to Bush senior in June after his wife of 73 years, former First Lady Barbara Bush, passed away.