CA CA - Bob Harrod, 81, Orange Co, 27 Jul 2009 - #19

[Cubby]

Had a dream about Bob last night. He was alive and well-in person and we were all in tears of joy he wasn't missing anymore as we greeting and hugged him. How I wish that could be possible. I'd be happy with his being found. I want to be able to say Bob isn't missing anymore and it not be a dream.

 

[zwiebel]

It is 2015 and I am just shaking my head that there hasn't been a single, public, large-scale search for Bob since he went missing in 2009.

He was 81 years old, for heaven's sake. I can't find a single other case that's had a similar lack of activity, except for transient missing people who have lost touch with their families. But Bob was a stay-at-home family man, who left a small fortune behind. It's just unfair he hasn't received the benefits other missing people have. He did his duty. Why are other people failing to do theirs?

 

[zwiebel]

When Bob lost his dog, Sassy, it must have been very, very hard. He had lost his wife of 50 plus years not too long before, and so the loss of his dog left him totally alone.

So it seems a little strange that it was his neighbor and friend, Paul, who was left to help bury Bob's dog, and comfort him? Where were Bob's children then, at least one of whom we know is a dog lover?

Bob's youngest daughter is married to the last known person to see Bob alive, and has posted incessantly about her devotion to dogs. It seems a little strange that when Bob lost his pal, no family were there for him?

 

[zwiebel]

A person in our equivalent of Home Depot today, asked where our dog was. He was such a regular fixture. When told he had died, the store assistant got tearful, along with us. What a tribute.

I buried my boy with my own hands. If I hadn't been able to do it, only a person I liked and trusted completely would have been allowed to do it for me. I think Bob's choice of who he asked to help bury his dog, ( and who he did not) speaks volumes, myself.

 

[Jmoose]

When Bob lost his dog, Sassy, it must have been very, very hard. He had lost his wife of 50 plus years not too long before, and so the loss of his dog left him totally alone.

So it seems a little strange that it was his neighbor and friend, Paul, who was left to help bury Bob's dog, and comfort him? Where were Bob's children then, at least one of whom we know is a dog lover?

Bob's youngest daughter is married to the last known person to see Bob alive, and has posted incessantly about her devotion to dogs. It seems a little strange that when Bob lost his pal, no family were there for him?

I don't think it is any secret here that Bob's relationship with his children was a bad one. My father has a theory that if an elderly person's children don't treat them well, that there is a reason for it that starts with the parent. My theory is that the children are spoiled brats, who were made so not by Bob, but by his first wife.

 

[Jmoose]

It is 2015 and I am just shaking my head that there hasn't been a single, public, large-scale search for Bob since he went missing in 2009.

He was 81 years old, for heaven's sake. I can't find a single other case that's had a similar lack of activity, except for transient missing people who have lost touch with their families. But Bob was a stay-at-home family man, who left a small fortune behind. It's just unfair he hasn't received the benefits other missing people have. He did his duty. Why are other people failing to do theirs?

Nobody who could have gotten the ball rolling cared enough about this man, to get these large scale searches started. I think it was the kids' responsibility to do this, and not Bob's wife's responsibilitity-she was elderly, and unfamiliar with the surroundings-and out of town when he disappeared. His kids should have done it, if they cared, and didn't already know what happened to him

 

[zwiebel]

Orange County is searching its landfills.

Not for Bob, unfortunately. For methane.

http://www.scpr.org/news/2015/01/22/49411/california-landfill-taps-methane-for-power/

 

[Cubby]

When Bob lost his dog, Sassy, it must have been very, very hard. He had lost his wife of 50 plus years not too long before, and so the loss of his dog left him totally alone.

So it seems a little strange that it was his neighbor and friend, Paul, who was left to help bury Bob's dog, and comfort him? Where were Bob's children then, at least one of whom we know is a dog lover?

Bob's youngest daughter is married to the last known person to see Bob alive, and has posted incessantly about her devotion to dogs. It seems a little strange that when Bob lost his pal, no family were there for him?

The dog didn't leave anything to the daughters in the family trust....... Sad, that's the first thing that came to mind when I read the above post.


Interestingly, Bob's youngest daughter reported her father was showing signs of dementia, when her husband-the last known person to see Bob alive- doesn't remember what time he last saw Bob. Doesn't remember what repairs he did. He's reported nothing about what he remembers regarding Bob's disappearance while he was working at Bob's house and he had no concern for his wife to be there for the following 48 hours or so following Bob's disappearance. There is a saying in court when a person pleads the fifth it implies guilt. Bio family silence says a lot in Bob's case.

 

[Cubby]

Orange County is searching its landfills.

Not for Bob, unfortunately. For methane.

http://www.scpr.org/news/2015/01/22/49411/california-landfill-taps-methane-for-power/

Stranger things have happened...... who knows what might be found via landfill searches, regardless of what they are looking for. That they are looking is important.

After the Sharon Marshall case was solved, it really taught me never to say never. Sharon/Suzanne's was a case I thought would NEVER be solved.

There is going to be a time when Bob is found and when that happens finding him matters more than this case makig it to court. My faith tells me those involved in Bob's disappearance face a greater justice in the next life.

 

[zwiebel]

The dog didn't leave anything to the daughters in the family trust....... Sad, that's the first thing that came to mind when I read the above post.


Interestingly, Bob's youngest daughter reported her father was showing signs of dementia, when her husband-the last known person to see Bob alive- doesn't remember what time he last saw Bob. Doesn't remember what repairs he did. He's reported nothing about what he remembers regarding Bob's disappearance while he was working at Bob's house and he had no concern for his wife to be there for the following 48 hours or so following Bob's disappearance. There is a saying in court when a person pleads the fifth it implies guilt. Bio family silence says a lot in Bob's case.

There is a person on twitter trying to make me cross. They know nothing about Bob's case but in fact are only interested in the Oscar Pistorius case (he shot his girlfriend 4 times with a Glock through a locked bathroom door. Mistook her for a burglar. Apparently). But what's interesting is that obviously, from the briefest reading up, that person has realized that Bob Harrod did NOT wander off in a dazed, dementia state. And they hope the best way to anger me so I'll start a conversation with them is to suggest he DID have dementia. Or that he's not really missing, but is just 'hiding out'.

I wouldn't be foolish enough to respond. But it just goes to show that even people not very interested in Bob, who don't really care, 'get' the picture of what almost certainly happened to him.

Hope that makes sense.

 

[zwiebel]

I (or people on my behalf) have plastered Bob Harrod Missing posters everywhere from Toronto to Turin.

But tonight I am in Paris and I didn't post Bob's missing posters. I came to lay flowers for the victims killed in this terrorist attack: http://uk.businessinsider.com/ahmed...-killed-in-charlie-hebdo-shooting-2015-1?r=US

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-30708237

It didn't seem right to bring Bob's case here, now. But Bob Harrod is the reason I am here tonight, paying tribute to victims. So it is in memory and honor of him too.

 

[ELB]

This may be one of the last posts for awhile. I'm losing my place to live and in a few days will live out of my car or a friend's backyard. Don't have any family, at least that I'm close to, but something struck me that why is it that those who are alone are the very ones who are the most sensitive to those in need? We don't value our elderly enough! We stick them away in nursing homes or wait for them to die or disappear, and if they do disappear, we smile at the camera and say, "Dad please come home, your family is waiting for you." I saw one of Bob's daughters say that after he'd been missing for several days. As if he was still out doing his daily walk! That would be an extra-ordinary walk for a 81yr-old-man-with bad knees who walked with a cane and couldn't see very well. Not to mention the SIL volunteers in doing searches for people who are missing! What irony is that! Placentia is not far from where I live, I'm going to learn how to do searches for lost people, if I do it alone, I'm going to search for Bob myself. For those not familiar with Placentia, you go not too far in you're in lots of hills, small canyons, lots of open places. Also, the Pacific Ocean is not far away and the desert and the mountains are about an hour away, if at that. It shouldn't be that hard to learn and will do so within the legal limits. This particular man, this disappearance, really pulls at my heart strings. I heard it said that Bob was probably wearing a panama hat, belt and white, rebok tennis shoes. I guess bc I lost my father when he was 46 and Bob and he were the same age, both here in southern California. Sorry for the long post, but until I get hooked back on to the internet I have to make them long.

 

[Cubby]

Hope to see you again soon ELB. Be well. :hug:

 

[zwiebel]

This may be one of the last posts for awhile. I'm losing my place to live and in a few days will live out of my car or a friend's backyard. Don't have any family, at least that I'm close to, but something struck me that why is it that those who are alone are the very ones who are the most sensitive to those in need? We don't value our elderly enough! We stick them away in nursing homes or wait for them to die or disappear, and if they do disappear, we smile at the camera and say, "Dad please come home, your family is waiting for you." I saw one of Bob's daughters say that after he'd been missing for several days. As if he was still out doing his daily walk! That would be an extra-ordinary walk for a 81yr-old-man-with bad knees who walked with a cane and couldn't see very well. Not to mention the SIL volunteers in doing searches for people who are missing! What irony is that! Placentia is not far from where I live, I'm going to learn how to do searches for lost people, if I do it alone, I'm going to search for Bob myself. For those not familiar with Placentia, you go not too far in you're in lots of hills, small canyons, lots of open places. Also, the Pacific Ocean is not far away and the desert and the mountains are about an hour away, if at that. It shouldn't be that hard to learn and will do so within the legal limits. This particular man, this disappearance, really pulls at my heart strings. I heard it said that Bob was probably wearing a panama hat, belt and white, rebok tennis shoes. I guess bc I lost my father when he was 46 and Bob and he were the same age, both here in southern California. Sorry for the long post, but until I get hooked back on to the internet I have to make them long.

This is terrible news! I know OC is very expensive and has an increasing number of seniors needing help. Maybe you are in a position to work as a live-in carer for someone? Please try and let us know if you are okay. Some libraries have free internet access, I think?

It's a wonderful idea to search for Bob, but please, please don't do so alone. It's just not safe. Just the idea of that would give our SAR experts a cardiac arrest, I'm sure. I think there may be a few other ways a local person could help though. I have an idea and will let you know. Good luck and my very best wishes. You are SO kind to spare a thought for Bob when your own circumstances are so hard.

 

[zwiebel]

Not a single, full-scale search for a missing 81-year-old in all these years. Unbelievable. This case is a blight on Orange County, until Bob Harrod is found.

 

[zwiebel]

Some think that Bob Harrod being found is about as likely as Harper Lee publishing a follow-up to 'To Kill a Mockingbird'.

http://www.theguardian.com/books/20...-novel-to-kill-a-mockingbird?CMP=share_btn_tw

 

[Opie]

We can hope and pray that "some" are wrong, very wrong.

 

[Cherry]

Some think that Bob Harrod being found is about as likely as Harper Lee publishing a follow-up to 'To Kill a Mockingbird'.

http://www.theguardian.com/books/20...-novel-to-kill-a-mockingbird?CMP=share_btn_tw

And yet as of last night manuscript found editors and publishers couldn't put it down and it is to be published, soon. Let's hope this is an omen then of the best kind.

 

[zwiebel]

"I don't want to be lost again without him"..

Just an old article from 2009, but it's Mrs Fontelle Harrod's plea from the heart, and worth re-reading.

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Weekend/story?id=8227798

 

[mikkismom]

O/T

Jury selection begins in 1994 stabbing death that rocked Placentia community
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/torrez-650686-lopez-death.html

“I’m not sure there are too many people that have forgot,” said Placentia Councilwoman Connie Underhill. “If they were in town at that time when it happened, and saw the headlines and all, I think that has stayed with them.”

I hope Bob is not forgotten in Placentia. JMO