Owners and friends hold vigil for Tank
“If there are no dogs in heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.” - Will Rogers.
A group of dog lovers showed their support June 19 in Georgetown for an Oak Orchard dog that died Memorial Day after being shot.
Jim Sekcienski, who owned the nearly 2-year-old Chocolate Lab named Tank with his wife Karen, led a vigil on The Circle where about 20 friends and strangers came to remember the gentle canine.
Horns honked in support for the vigil as Sekcienski and many neighbors and friends joined in the remembrance of Tank. Even strangers stopped and joined the observance to honor the dog.
“Tank was a gentle pup,” said Debra Wolstein, who says she is an advocate for Tank.
“I want to bring public attention to the story,” she said. “He was being trained to be a therapy dog for Jim. He was loved by everyone who met him.”
Herbert Manley of Dover faces a felony charge of cruelly or unnecessarily killing an animal. He is scheduled to appear Thursday, July 8, in Sussex County Court of Common Pleas, for a preliminary hearing.
Editor’s note: This article has been updated with the latest court information.
Dan has worked for the Cape Gazette for more than 30 years as a photographer and reporter, covering high school sports and happenings around eastern Sussex County. He won a photography award from the National Newspaper Association, and numerous awards from the Maryland, Delaware, D.C. Press Association. A Delaware native, Dan graduated from Cape in 1972 and returned as a teacher and coach in the 1980s. He retired from the classroom in 2016. He was inducted into Cape High’s Legends Stadium in 2016. In his spare time, Dan enjoys spending time with his wife, two sons, grandchildren and dogs.
