That's not a silly question at all, Soulmagent. I don't think we've ever been told who first reported Kelly missing. I was under the impression that it was several of her coworkers.
What I'd like to know in addition to this is:
1. What does the interior of BPA look like? Is a big open area or a series of enclosed spaces for individuals?
2. Did Kelly have her own cubicle or her own work space, or did she work in a large open area?
3. If she worked in a cubicle, could someone overhear her phone conversations in an adjoining cubicle?
4. Could other workers see if someone spoke with her or stopped by her cubicle/workspace before Kelly left the floor or building?
5. If there is no receptionist in the lobby (and I understand the lobby is often empty), who saw Kelly as she ran past the lobby windows?
6. Who saw her run toward the river?
7. It appears there are multiple floors at BPA. What floor did she work on? And if it was a high floor, did someone see her coming down the stairs? Did she look troubled? Was she running?
8. Did anyone see her in the parking lot? Was there anyone else in the parking lot? We there unknown cars in the lot? (This is a relatively small company, hence someone might recognize an unfamiliar vehicle.)
I could go on and on. Still many questions go unanswered. I just hope and hope that someday we have answers to it all.
Okay, let me see if I can help. Sorry this may be long winded again, but please hang in there with me.
Belting out is right that the President of BPA (gentleman with mustache) was standing out side of A workstation. It is a welding area where there are blue "curtains" to protect eyes and sparking. To be honest, I don't think I could recognize who's station that was, there are several welders. They have to be careful what they say or do, they are a business with very high profile well known customers. Legalities tie their hands, of that I can be certain.
To answer your questions to the best of my ability:
The office interior is an open concept, very European and is only one level with lots of cubicles, few offices, one conference room where a door can be closed, but other conference areas that are cubicle like. There are several windows, but depending on where you are at the time, what you are working on and your focus, you may not be apt to pay attention to what is going on outside. To be honest, if I was still there, I am not sure I would have noticed anything out of the ordinary. = ( With that being said, Kelly is a welder and does not have a cubicle, she is out in the Manufacturing shop. So hopefully that answers a few of the other questions.
Her "running" toward the river was news to me, in talking with different people, no one ever mentioned that, so not sure who reported that, but I do understand she was training for a marathon. Kelly is an athletic person as you have heard testimonies of and as a competitive person, we are some what regarded, we, I hate to say can put up really good fronts. CiV is right and I believe her, being family is one thing, being in a relationship is another. You really don't know what someone is like until you live with them and I mean LIVE with them. I however still hold the belief she did not harm herself and I pray to God above that I am right and she is still ok and we will find her soon.
As for the Reception area, unless things have changed since I was there, the Receptionist has the ability to answer the phones in any part of the building and is asked to do many tasks. As I stated before, that person could have been on break and someone else in the building could have been answering the phones at their desk instead of Reception since they have the ability to transfer the switchboard to any desk.
As for the two gentlemen that she was going to walk with at lunch that day like she had been doing for I believe a couple of weeks, knowing them as well as I do, they are VERY protective and big brotherly type, if you will, to the women there. I can tell you that they are as perplexed as we are, or so they were the last conversation I had. They are quite the dependable type. Hope that helps, my opinion, they have nothing to do with this than be stunned like the rest of us.
When I was there, we were all a pretty tight knit group, had a lot of fun while getting our jobs done. You knew everybody, there is not a lot of turn over there, so yes, Kelly was there for 8 years, but you also need to understand the company only has about 75-80 employees now. The economy has been tough on everyone. If she had a problem with someone, I cannot fathom her not having that dealt with.
As for her work; Kelly to me was very tenacious and wanted to get to a good stopping point before heading off to break. So I suspect, she completed her task before going to the next, especially if she told several of the guys in the shop she was heading out. That's not unusual either since a lot of the jobs coincide with one another.
I wonder if CiV will agree with me when I say that Kelly has a very straight posture, she holds herself up high. Kind of reminds you of someone walking with a book on her head and as a matter of fact, she used to balance a ream of copy paper on her head. = ) When she walks, she kind of has a small bounce, like walking on the balls of your feet. She is energetic, with a wonderful smile and with a great since of humor. You have to have that working in the enviroment that she does. I also know that quite a few guys in the shop were very fond of her and I don't mean in a creepy way, like really liked her as a human being and very accepting of a female being a welder. They liked to take her pictures of her and CiV off of her tool box, at first not too happy about that, but then shrugged it off with an "Oh well, what are you going to do?" and then smile. Not sure that it was done maliciously, but guys can be guys, two women; need I say more?
I have been talking, writing, calling lots of people to spread the word out, but there are still sooooooo many people who have never heard this story. If you don't watch the news regularly you are going to miss these stories. We know more about celebrities than we need to, but someone missing, slightly mentioned then dismissed and we still hear about the celebrity for weeks. Really? Not good I say and I thank you for having this forum. I wish this was around when my father disappeared for several weeks.
Once again I want to conclude this segment (lol) with the usual; God Bless Kelly, her family and friends, and of course all of you. CiV, you're welcome, i still thank you for your insight. You were always nice to me when we were around each other. = )
