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Firefighter's wife pleads for help
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Chicago Tribune ^
| 5-27-03
| Lynn Van Matre
Posted on 05/29/2003 8:06:30 PM PDT by JustPiper
Missing firefighter's wife Janice Casagrande comforts her sister, Julie Welch, at a Monday conference where Welch asked for help in finding her husband.
(Tribune photo by Candice C. Cusic) May 26, 2003
The wife of a Chicago firefighter who disappeared from his home in Edison Park early Thursday, after sending friends a despondent e-mail, is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to his safe return.
"He's everything to me," Julie Welch said Monday, following a news conference in which she asked anyone with information about David "Scotty" Welch to call 847-650-1079. "I'm not holding up well at all."
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TOPICS: Activism/Chapters; Extended News; News/Current Events; US: Illinois; US: Indiana; US: Wisconsin
KEYWORDS: chicago; depressed; firefighter; missing
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Here is the latest update. Far as I know David is still not found. I am calling his engine company tomorrow to see if there is anyway to help.
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posted on
05/29/2003 8:06:30 PM PDT
by
JustPiper
To: Brad's Gramma; Travis McGee; patton; getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL; kcvl; STARWISE; ...
Update Ping!
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posted on
05/29/2003 8:09:37 PM PDT
by
JustPiper
("A sense of humor is good for you. Have you ever heard of a laughing hyena with heart burn?")
To: Chi-townChief; Anomaly in Illinois; Dengar01; spintreebob; unspun; chicagolady; tomkow6; backhoe; ..
Chicago Ping!
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posted on
05/29/2003 8:10:24 PM PDT
by
JustPiper
("A sense of humor is good for you. Have you ever heard of a laughing hyena with heart burn?")
To: JustPiper
Sad. What can I do to help?
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posted on
05/29/2003 8:16:45 PM PDT
by
patton
(I wish we could all look at the evil of abortion with the pure, honest heart of a child.)
To: patton
Sad. What can I do to help? Well, we've been following this since the 24th and I went out driving last weekend to see if we could spot his truck.
He has been spotted, not confirmed, in Indiana. So what all Freepers can do in neighboring states, is write down the description of the vehicle and plate and David's description.One thing not in the article is that he has a Firefighter sticker in his windshield and the cab of the Dodge is extended.
I will know more if I can get some info from his firehouse tomorrow. Thank you!
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posted on
05/29/2003 8:19:26 PM PDT
by
JustPiper
("A sense of humor is good for you. Have you ever heard of a laughing hyena with heart burn?")
To: JustPiper
On a slightly unrelated note--
Anyone here from Edison Park?
I went to Ebinger and Edison Park Grade schools.
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posted on
05/29/2003 8:27:57 PM PDT
by
Erasmus
To: Erasmus
My daughter went to Taft and did school plays in Edison Park. I went to Schurz which is considered 'inner city' for Edison Park folx ;) I live 10 minutes from there now. Can you get some news on the firefighter?
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posted on
05/29/2003 8:49:17 PM PDT
by
JustPiper
("A sense of humor is good for you. Have you ever heard of a laughing hyena with heart burn?")
To: sistergoldenhair
Chicago Ping ;)
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posted on
05/29/2003 8:51:50 PM PDT
by
JustPiper
("A sense of humor is good for you. Have you ever heard of a laughing hyena with heart burn?")
To: JustPiper
Sad bump.
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posted on
05/29/2003 9:10:34 PM PDT
by
Travis McGee
(----- www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com -----)
To: JustPiper
Thanks for the update. I wish there was something I could do to help. His poor wife, Julie, must be worried sick.
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posted on
05/30/2003 5:06:19 AM PDT
by
muggs
To: JustPiper
You HAVE TO register with the Chicago Tribune to read this article :(
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posted on
05/30/2003 5:59:19 AM PDT
by
Z-28
To: JustPiper
Interesting. Mom went to Schurz; older siblings went to Ebinger and Edison Park. Much of the extended family lived down near Humboldt Park.
I don't think I have live connections to the neighborhood any more--we moved to the 'burbs in '51 and I moved out of state in '69.
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posted on
05/30/2003 8:10:12 AM PDT
by
Erasmus
To: Z-28
Try using:
Login: annoying
Passwd: annoying
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posted on
05/30/2003 9:09:19 AM PDT
by
Johnny Gage
(God Bless our Military, God Bless President Bush, GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!)
To: JustPiper; 4TheFlag; Aeronaut; ALOHA RONNIE; AntiJen; Aquamarine; AuntB; AZ Flyboy; Beach_Babe; ...
. . . . . . . . Firefighter PING. . . . . . . . Any updates on him?
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posted on
05/30/2003 9:33:22 AM PDT
by
Johnny Gage
(God Bless our Military, God Bless President Bush, GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!)
To: JustPiper; Landru
((((((((((ping))))))))))
'Dru!!!! Need your help!!!He has been spotted, not confirmed, in Indiana. So what all Freepers can do in neighboring states, is write down the description of the vehicle and plate and David's description.One thing not in the article is that he has a Firefighter sticker in his windshield and the cab of the Dodge is extended.
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posted on
05/30/2003 9:50:29 AM PDT
by
cherry_bomb88
(Lost: two freepers...answer to the name of MudboySlim and Landru, if found return to Black Thread)
To: Johnny Gage
SAD bump
To: JustPiper
What's known about him? Does he have a chemical imbalance that would cause depression? Is he on medications? Was there an event in his life that triggered this? Is he suffering burnout in his life? What was he like before he disappeared? Did he talk with anyone? If questions like these can be answered like medications, he would need refills and these could be traced.
To: Johnny Gage
Thanks for the ping Johnny.
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posted on
05/30/2003 10:44:01 AM PDT
by
SAMWolf
(Hummingbirds never remember the words to songs.)
To: Z-28
You HAVE TO register with the Chicago Tribune to read this article :(
I wish I could post it ;( Why not sign up? Its free.
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posted on
05/30/2003 10:59:25 AM PDT
by
JustPiper
("A sense of humor is good for you. Have you ever heard of a laughing hyena with heart burn?")
To: cherry_bomb88
Thank you bump Cherry!
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posted on
05/30/2003 11:02:54 AM PDT
by
JustPiper
("A sense of humor is good for you. Have you ever heard of a laughing hyena with heart burn?")
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