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“Dog” Chapel Founder Kills Himself

by Jacqueline on January 8, 2010

Stephen Huneck

Stephen Huneck

“Folk artist Stephen Huneck, whose whimsical paintings, sculptures and woodcut prints of dogs celebrated his love of animals and won him a worldwide fan base, has died. He was 60.

Huneck, of St. Johnsbury, committed suicide Thursday in Littleton, N.H. His wife said he was despondent after being forced to lay off employees at his Dog Mountain studio and dog chapel.”

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(Source: ABC NEWS Entertainment)

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