The fearless and furry leader of a local village has passed away. Duke, the mayor dog of Cormorant, has gone to heaven.

A Facebook post on the Mayor Duke of Cormorant Village page says the following:

"Our beloved mayor Duke went to doggie heaven today. He will be greatly missed. we will have a memorial for him in march or April at the Cormorant town hall. Thanks to all who express their condolences it means a lot of hard times like this."

Duke was elected multiple times to serve as the village's mayor.