Columbus area Pearl Jam fan gone missing...

iamica

That is so horrible. This story is getting sadder and sadder.

IamMine

yahamita wrote:

NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I can't grasp this...I just spoke with him..this can't be....OMG.....OMG..OMG!!!

I know sweetie... I'm still in shock.

I still have his emails and the most recent was a few weeks ago... it feels haunting when reading them again... :(

It was really horrible going out like that...just like his wife and son. God.

muiren77

pardon me, but who's randy?

may he rest in peace...



never mind...i found the answer...this is sad...

mickeyrat

the father of the missing fan , who also lost his wife around the time of the disappearance

yahamita

Just talked to him a few days ago. He was so happy that we were still interested in finding Brian, and helping out his family. He has had some struggles lately, but ya know what, he always kept his sense of humor, and his strong belief. I will miss communicating with him and receiving his updates regarding the case. I somehow need to connect with another family member to let them know what we've been working on, and ideas Randy and I've been bouncing back and forth. This just brings me to tears, I can't understand or fathom it all right now..
Until I can connect with the family, I believe any donations to the family should still go to Crimestoppers, an organization Randy felt so strongly about in hopes of finding Brian.

Central Ohio Crime Stoppers
PO Box 16038
Columbus, Ohio, 43216-6308

I am adding Randy's personal address for anyone wanting to send a card or donation straight to the family. Thank you, Randy loved you all!
Randy Shaffer
11807 Clark Dr
Baltimore, OH 43105

IAmMyself

What incredilby sad news, if there is a heaven and if Brian is gone from this earth, I hope they are somehow reunited as a family.

I feel so stupid, I was also walking outside yesterday to watch the wind and the trees blow, it was the craziest wind I have ever seen, it blew my fence clean apart. Now I know I will never do that again.

RIP Randy :(

small town beck

So sad. Terrible news.

Gremmie95

nevermind, already reported.

Lost In Ohio

irieinindy wrote:

What incredilby sad news, if there is a heaven and if Brian is gone from this earth, I hope they are somehow reunited as a family.

I feel so stupid, I was also walking outside yesterday to watch the wind and the trees blow, it was the craziest wind I have ever seen, it blew my fence clean apart. Now I know I will never do that again.

RIP Randy :(

The safest thing to do is stay inside. While this is horrible news, and not the outcome anyone expected, i'm a little surprised he went outside. Maybe he went outside after the wind, I don't know. Hopefully he stayed inside during the winds.

The first post is updated with the most recent, shocking developments.

I would have reported the story much earlier, but we lost power Sunday afternoon and don't expect to have it back until late this weekend. Until then, all the food is in coolers, and what food we don't need is in another location with power. I'll try to check in here on occasion, but I'm not expecting to do much online this week.

Here's a few links to the situation:
http://www.nbc4i.com/midwest/cmh/news.apx.-content-articles-CMH-2008-09-15-0035.html

http://www.columbusdispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/09/15/wbnsshafferredirect.html?sid=101

"Certainly he was a tragic figure with everything that happened before last night," Alexis Waggoner, Brian's girlfriend, said today as she absorbed the shock of the elder Shaffer's death.

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In Baltimore in northern Fairfield County, neighbors on Clark Drive were asked to look for Shaffer after he didn't show up for his job with Midway Electric, said Waggoner.

His death leaves Derek Shaffer, Brian's 26-year-old brother, as possibly the last survivor of the family. "To go from four to one in such a short time is just sad," Waggoner said.

silver39

I heard this news this morning...so sad! I'm here in Columbus and I feel for the family :-(

MakeMeCry43

This is such terrible news! I just read this yesterday and my heart just sunk I can't believe Randy is gone, I may have not known him well or at all, but still reading about him and how he is and all the hard work and pain he went through just trying to find his son is enough proof to me, that he was a great guy....May you rest in peace Randy, God bless you....I really hope that this doesn't stop or weaken the search for Brian or the donations or anything, in fact this should motivate all of us more to try and help out and support them as much as we can..But it's such a great loss....I'm still in shock....

cellophane_star

Lost In Ohio wrote:

His death leaves Derek Shaffer, Brian's 26-year-old brother, as possibly the last survivor of the family. "To go from four to one in such a short time is just sad," Waggoner said.

That's so brutal. This story is unreal and so sad.

iamica

Lost In Ohio wrote:

His death leaves Derek Shaffer, Brian's 26-year-old brother, as possibly the last survivor of the family. "To go from four to one in such a short time is just sad," Waggoner said.

I can't even imagine what he's going through right now. My thoughts and prayers are with him.

yahamita

MakeMeCry43 wrote:

This is such terrible news! I just read this yesterday and my heart just sunk I can't believe Randy is gone, I may have not known him well or at all, but still reading about him and how he is and all the hard work and pain he went through just trying to find his son is enough proof to me, that he was a great guy....May you rest in peace Randy, God bless you....I really hope that this doesn't stop or weaken the search for Brian or the donations or anything, in fact this should motivate all of us more to try and help out and support them as much as we can..But it's such a great loss....I'm still in shock....

I'm motivated to find Brian for Randy.....I made a promise to Randy I would do everything I could do to find him and get the word out.

PureandEasy

I'm sorry to those of you who have stayed so close to this investigation and must terribly saddened by this news.

what a shock

yahamita

PureandEasy wrote:

I'm sorry to those of you who have stayed so close to this investigation and must terribly saddened by this news.

what a shock

I truely can't grasp how one family could lose so much within a small amount of time. I've called Randy's home and cell numerous times, still in disbelief, hoping he'll just pick up the phone!

ledvedderman

Terrible news. Just terrible.

RIP Randy

We'll never quit doing what we can to find Brian.

If there is any comfort in this, it is that now Randy knows what happened to Brian. He's got all the answers.

EdVedHed

yahamita wrote:

I'm motivated to find Brian for Randy.....I made a promise to Randy I would do everything I could do to find him and get the word out.

I can't believe this ! So sad. L - you know I'll help do whatever to help you. Wow - so shocked by this news.

yahamita

EdVedHed wrote:

I can't believe this ! So sad. L - you know I'll help do whatever to help you. Wow - so shocked by this news.

Thanks Heid..I noticed you had called, but the boss was in the office..I still want to move forward with the Seattle fundraiser. I just need to connect with another family member to discuss what Randy and I had..I'm still in shock over this one. I have their pics on my frig for motivation. Sad sad day for this family yet again..

PJPixie

Completely Unbelievable :(