Monday, February 2, 2009

HE HAS BEEN FOUND ALIVE AND WELL!!!!!

THE OREGON POLICE HAVE CONFIRMED THAT MY FATHER WAS INDEED ON THE BUS AND HEADED TO SALT LAKE CITY. MY BROTHER-IN-LAW AND SISTER ARE DRIVING TO MEET THE BUS AND SPEAK TO MY DAD AND FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH HIM AND HOW TO PROCEED. I AND THE REST OF MY FAMILY ARE SO RELIEVED. THANK YOU SO MUCH TO EVERYONE...WE HAVE FELT YOUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS.
I WILL CONTINUE UPDATING THE BLOG TO REFLECT NEWS AS I GET IT.
PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO ALL WHO ARE AWARE OF THE SITUATION SO ALL HEARTS CAN BE LIGHTENED.
THANK YOU AGAIN.
GOD BLESS.
MISSING: ED BARNEY

LAST SEEN: 1/26/09 in Santa Rosa, CA
AGE: 74
WEIGHT: approx 170 lbs.
HEIGHT: 5'7''
LAST SEEN WEARING : Black wire-rimmed glasses, tan golf hat, red button-up shirt, tan cargo pants, Nike sneakers, and a black jacket.

ANY INFORMATION PLEASE HELP BY CALLING:

SANTA ROSA POLICE DEPARTMENT: (707) 528-5222
OR
ARLOWEEN BARNEY: (707)495-1441

Reason For Hope

I have never felt such love and support in my life. All of you have restored some of my faith in humanity and the ability of strangers to reach out and touch. I just received a call from my mother a few minutes ago and she said they think they may have found him on a bus headed from Nevada, I believe, to Utah. They were alerted when my dad's debit card was used to purchase the bus ticket. We aren't sure it is my father yet, my brother-in-law said the authorities were going to pull the bus over and we should know definitively within the hour. In the meantime, please continue to pray and search and we will all do the same. I will post again as soon as I know either way.

Thursday, January 29, 2009

UPDATE 2/1/09

I can't thank everyone enough for the support and love they have shown me and my family. We are continuing to utilize resources to find my father. There have been several phone calls with sightings and we are still clinging to hope that he is okay. It seems the mostly likely explanation right now is that he is experiencing some disorientation and possibly dementia. All sightings have claimed the man they saw was extremely confused and out of sorts. I continue to get emails from concerned people and tips on where to turn next for help. Just keep passing the emails and links along to people you know...it only takes one person so see my father for us to find him. He has also possibly moved south of Santa Rosa to the next towns. Please continue to keep a prayer in your heart for our family. Thank you so much.

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

SEARCH PARTY HELP WANTED

SANTA ROSA, CALIFORNIA.....SEARCH PARTY BEING ORGANIZED
SATURDAY 1/31/2009 SUNDAY 2/1/2009

If you or someone you know is in or going to be in the Santa Rosa, CA area Saturday morning through Sunday evening please join us in the search for my father. All eyes and ears are an added help in the search.
Group will be meeting at the church building of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints located at:
1725 Peterson Lane
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
Saturday morning around 8am
Sunday afternoon, time TBD
If you are willing to lend a hand, please meet us there.
ANY QUESTIONS CONTACT:
Julianne Barney (203)885-2473 or via email at nyjewels78@aol.com
If you cannot make it, please please, pass this information on to anyone and everyone you can.
Thank you so much for your prayers and well wishes. We are confident we will find him soon.
My dad, Edgar Barney, is the father of 10 kids, grandfather of 16 and great grandfather to 6. He is an amazing dad. He worked so hard to provide for his family and still found time to make sure we had fun and knew he supported us as well. At 74 years old, he is still very active and kicking. However, he does take medication for high blood pressure, suffers from too much iron production in his blood, and has lately begun to 'lose time' every once in a while. We are all so scared and nervous for him right now. He left his home Monday afternoon and hasn't been seen or heard from since then. The local police are investigating the matter and doing all they can. My brother-in-law in Utah is driving to California tomorrow to organize a search party and I am urging anyone who is in the area or knows someone in the area who might help to contact me as soon as possible. The more eyes and ears we have the better. I CAN BE REACHED VIA EMAIL OR PHONE AT nyjewels78@aol.com or (203)885-2473. Any prayers and good thoughts would greatly be appreciated.