He was a near thirteen years young.
The Rabbit Hash General Store confirmed Thursday that Junior Cochran died two days before his 13th birthday, Cincinnati television station WLWT reported.
Junior Cochran was elected mayor with more than 3,000 votes in November 2004. A documentary aired on Animal Planet about the black Labrador in 2006.
Now, a town in mourning looks to the future and wonders who will lead.
The store could not say what would happen next, but said that word on the street indicated that previous contenders Marty the mule and Charlie the chicken would have a runoff.
Take a few minutes to remember Junior Cochran, the dog mayor of Rabbit Hash, Kentucky.
