Memorials - Maggie

Maggie Rosen (1993-2007)

Her wagging tail and bright smile said it all. "Welcome" to thousands of visitors at Mark Downs Office Furniture in Cockeysville. Over her 12 years at Mark Downs she had become somewhat of a "celebrity" in Cockeysville where people would drop by the store just to visit with Maggie.

Maggie, a chestnut brown Golden Retriever knew her job very well. Monday thru Friday she greeted hundreds of small business owners and corporate executives. On Saturday she played with children and even babies of small business owners who brought their offspring on a business errand to buy a desk or chair.

There were times when customers found their children asleep resting on top of the big dog's belly. Older children got a different type of greeting as they ran together weaving in and out of the furniture in the showroom.

"One of her favorite visitors was the mailman; each day he brought her a treat. "If she wasn't waiting at the front door they would call her over the public address system and she would run to greet the mailman." said Steve Rosen, President of Mark Downs.

Most dogs never get a life so good, rescued at the age of two by Steve Rosen, Maggie suffered no serious illness during her lifetime.

Send no flowers please. The family and friends suggest a donation in her memory to the GoldHeart Golden Retriever Rescue Organization.

The family wishes to express their deepest thanks to Dr. Brooks and the entire staff at the Hunt Valley Animal Hospital.

She worked 5 and sometimes 6 days a week until her last few days. It's rare for large dogs she was healthy to the ripe old age of 14+ (100 in people years).

Over the last three days, Mark Downs employees on their own quietly went to the vet to visit and say their farewells. Maggie was the official "customer greeter" for the past 5 years. She promoted herself to the position the day after Dusty died. On that day she took her "post" at the front door.

Over the years Maggie "taught" hundreds of children that big dogs can be friendly and gentle. She has helped people get over their fear of dogs. One man who never left his house for any other reason, came to the store on a regular basis, just to visit with Maggie.

We will all miss her. There are so many customers that will ask for her - she's made hundreds, thousands of friends over the 12 years that she "worked" at Mark Downs.

Maggie is survived by Jeff Rosen her favorite bedtime buddy, Steve Rosen, the Rosen family and more than 50 employees of Mark Downs Office Furniture.