WA WA - Joseph "Joe" Donais, 54, Vancouver, 22 July 2018

[Gardener1850]

Missing Person / NamUs #MP61192
Joseph A. Donais
Nickname: Joe

Male, White / Caucasian
Height 5' 7" - 5' 9" (67 - 69 Inches)
Weight 170 - 180 lbs

Hair Color Bald
Eye Color Brown

Scar/mark
Small scar on forearm (circular cigarette burn - unknown arm) 8" scar along spine

Circumstances
Date of Last Contact July 22, 2018
NamUs Case Created October 29, 2019
Last Known Location Map
Location Vancouver, Washington
Clark County

Circumstances of Disappearance
Joseph was last known to be in Washington State. He told family he was heading east to be with family but didn't give a specific destination or timeframe. He has family along the east coast from Massachusetts to Florida. Joseph doesn't have a driver's license and wasn't planning on using public transportation. He contacted several people over a few days before he was set to leave and hasn't been heard from since.

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[bonnie legendre Donais]

This is my brother. Thanks to all that have help on this journey and to all that my help family know what happened to him.

 

[Gardener1850]

This is my brother. Thanks to all that have help on this journey and to all that my help family know what happened to him.

Welcome Bonnie! Do you know how Joe was planning to travel to see family if he didn't drive and didn't use public transportation? For example, does he usually fly East? Was he getting a ride with someone? I hope we can help find your brother.

 

[Penny4YourThoughts]

Joseph Donais
Joe's Facebook Account

Welcome @bonnie legendre Donais - glad you're here! Your brotheris perhaps a poet? Is he the author of his Dreadful Bride posts?

 

[bonnie legendre Donais]

Welcome Bonnie! Do you know how Joe was planning to travel to see family if he didn't drive and didn't use public transportation? For example, does he usually fly East? Was he getting a ride with someone? I hope we can help find your brother.

He didn’t communicate much, but I’m guess bike or hitchhiking. He did say something to someone about how he and his father may parallel. Our father died at his campsite while on a long bike ride.

 

[bonnie legendre Donais]

Joseph Donais
Joe's Facebook Account

Welcome @bonnie legendre Donais - glad you're here! Your brotheris perhaps a poet? Is he the author of his Dreadful Bride posts?

Yes that is my brother. He posted quite a bit on Facebook also. Sometimes several times a day; then nothing

 

[rainynights]

Bonnie Legendre isn’t ready to give up, even though she has accepted her brother might be dead.

Since last summer, Legendre has searched for clues about Joseph A. Donais, who was last known to be living in Vancouver before disappearing in July 2018.

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More at link: Massachusetts woman seeks clues to help find brother in Vancouver area

 

[Penny4YourThoughts]

Bonnie Legendre isn’t ready to give up, even though she has accepted her brother might be dead.

Since last summer, Legendre has searched for clues about Joseph A. Donais, who was last known to be living in Vancouver before disappearing in July 2018.

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More at link: Massachusetts woman seeks clues to help find brother in Vancouver area

Legendre said her brother told family members he was moving east, but he didn’t specify a destination or travel mode.
“He contacted a lot of family just prior to him disappearing,” she said. “He was heading out east. He had talked to his daughter, whom he was in fairly regular contact with."
RSBM. Way to put your bro out there @bonnie legendre Donais ... may this exposure yield tips!

 

[bonnie legendre Donais]

So far this article hasn’t yielded any results. But there has been more websites picking him up. Hopefully 2020 will a year of answers.

 

[indicolite22]

His NamUs profile lists his last contact date as July 22, but he made several fb posts in the following days (on July 23 and 25). Could he have used fb to communicate on those days?

 

[bonnie legendre Donais]

He could have, he was a night owl and time difference may have been an issue. FB was his only way to communicate. The 22nd was the last communication through messenger that we were aware of and that was with me.

 

[ADKGemini]

Hope not but not far: The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)