In Chippiannock Cemetery in Rock Island there is a graveside statue of a dog. He is watching over the graves of two children, Josie and Eddie Dimick. They both died of diphtheria on October 22, 1878. The story is that the family’s Newfoundland, named Rex, followed the children’s parents when they visited the grave. When Rex died, the family commissioned the statue and placed it in its position watching over the children’s grave.
