Missing Woman: Suzanne Gloria Lyall - NY - 03/02/1998
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Hats off to Doug and Mary Lyall who never gave up to have a national monument for the missing and whose daughter remains missing. CUE Center was unable to attend this very important event this year as they had a scheduled event for their center, however we were their in spirit. Please visit this site Help us find Suzanne and pass it along to others. Thank you.
If you have seen any of our missing persons, please call the law enforcement agency listed on the post. All missing persons are loved by someone, and their families deserve to find the answers they seek in regards to the disappearance.
Hats off to Doug and Mary Lyall who never gave up to have a national monument for the missing and whose daughter remains missing. CUE Center was unable to attend this very important event this year as they had a scheduled event for their center, however we were their in spirit. Please visit this site Help us find Suzanne and pass it along to others. Thank you.
If you have seen any of our missing persons, please call the law enforcement agency listed on the post. All missing persons are loved by someone, and their families deserve to find the answers they seek in regards to the disappearance.
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An invitation from our friends, Doug and Mary Lyall:
"The Center for HOPE would like to invite you to join with other families to commemorate NYS 6th Annual Missing Persons Day.
When: Sunday, April 1, 2007 (9:00am- 3:30 pm-Registration starts at 8:30)
Location: The NYS Museum on Madison Ave. Albany, NY
Who Should Attend: Families and friends affected by the mysterious disappearance of a loved one. Organizations assisting affected families.
What will the day include: The morning is exclusively for families/friends and organizations assisting affected families. We are very fortunate to have Duane Bowers, LPC, as our featured presenter. Duane is a grief therapist and educator and the author of “Guiding Your Family Through Loss and Grief†Mr. Bowers is also the host of a live, call-in internet radio show LET’S TALK IT THROUGH. There will be ample time for relaxed communication with others. Lunch will be provided at noon.
The afternoon with be open to the general public and will include our featured speaker, Abby Potash (Director of Team Hope) and presentation of the annual Hope Award. Weather permitting, the day will conclude at the recently dedicated New York State Missing Persons Remembrance with a candle light vigil.
Please email, fax or call us by March 22, 2007. The Center for HOPE email address is: hope4themissing@yahoo.com phone and fax number is 518-884-8761. Travel information and details about the day will also be available on The Center for HOPE web site Hope4theMissing.org [The Center For Hope] We look forward to seeing you on Missing Persons Day.
We will be looking forward to hearing from you,
Doug and Mary Lyall
Co-founders of the Center for Hope"
"The Center for HOPE would like to invite you to join with other families to commemorate NYS 6th Annual Missing Persons Day.
When: Sunday, April 1, 2007 (9:00am- 3:30 pm-Registration starts at 8:30)
Location: The NYS Museum on Madison Ave. Albany, NY
Who Should Attend: Families and friends affected by the mysterious disappearance of a loved one. Organizations assisting affected families.
What will the day include: The morning is exclusively for families/friends and organizations assisting affected families. We are very fortunate to have Duane Bowers, LPC, as our featured presenter. Duane is a grief therapist and educator and the author of “Guiding Your Family Through Loss and Grief†Mr. Bowers is also the host of a live, call-in internet radio show LET’S TALK IT THROUGH. There will be ample time for relaxed communication with others. Lunch will be provided at noon.
The afternoon with be open to the general public and will include our featured speaker, Abby Potash (Director of Team Hope) and presentation of the annual Hope Award. Weather permitting, the day will conclude at the recently dedicated New York State Missing Persons Remembrance with a candle light vigil.
Please email, fax or call us by March 22, 2007. The Center for HOPE email address is: hope4themissing@yahoo.com phone and fax number is 518-884-8761. Travel information and details about the day will also be available on The Center for HOPE web site Hope4theMissing.org [The Center For Hope] We look forward to seeing you on Missing Persons Day.
We will be looking forward to hearing from you,
Doug and Mary Lyall
Co-founders of the Center for Hope"
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New hope in 1975 case of missing Fort Lauderdale woman: South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Suzanne’s Law continues to help other families and their missing loved ones.....
New hope in 1975 case of missing Fort Lauderdale woman
Sun-Sentinel.com - Fort Lauderdale,FL,USA
New hope in 1975 case of missing Fort Lauderdale woman
2003 law stokes latest push to solve mystery
By Sofia Santana
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted March 15 2007
Fort Lauderdale – More than 30 years after she vanished, Teresa Lyn Fittin's face is starting to show up everywhere.
She's at the supermarket, in the post office, at shopping malls and some fast-food restaurants.
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children recently began distributing fliers in Broward and throughout the country with the details of Fittin's case. She was 18 and possibly pregnant when she was last seen driving away from her Fort Lauderdale apartment in 1975.
Fort Lauderdale police asked for the center's help after learning of a little-publicized federal law passed four years ago that allows the center to investigate missing young adults. Before the law being passed, the nonprofit center, which relies heavily on money from the U.S. Department of Justice, was bound by strict government guidelines to focus only on children 17 and younger.
"I don't think it's too late," said her mother, Jocelia Travisano, 68. "But this should've happened years ago."
Detectives last month sent Fittin's case to the center after Travisano teamed up with Dinorah Perry, of the Pembroke Pines-based Missing Children International Ministries, and told them about "Suzanne's Law."
Named in honor of Suzanne Lyall, who was 19 when she disappeared from a university campus in Albany, N.Y., in 1998, the law was passed in April 2003. As a result, police nationwide are supposed to immediately write a report when an 18- to 21-year-old goes missing, enter the case in an FBI database and call the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children if they want additional help.
"The intent was to have a say in recent cases, but no one said we couldn't do older cases," said Gerald Nance, who supervises and investigates cold cases for the center, headquartered in Alexandria, Va.
Slowly, he said, police across the country are learning about how Suzanne's Law can be applied to decades-old cases.
Of the 60 or so cases of missing young adults that have been sent to the center under Suzanne's Law, Fittin's is the oldest, Nance said.
Forensic artists at the center can draw faces from sets of bones and create computer images of what a missing child might look like as an adult. Its investigators scan law enforcement databases, field tips and publicize the cases worldwide through the center's Web site at National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and a global network of volunteers.
Since it was founded in 1984 by the parents of Adam Walsh, the 6-year-old who was abducted from Hollywood Mall in 1981 and murdered, the center has helped law enforcement find more than 104,900 kids.
Sadly, the circumstances surrounding Fittin's disappearance lead police to believe that the bubbly girl who graduated from Stranahan High could be dead.
But the how, when and where of it all remain a mystery, with several ace detectives over the years unable to uncover any evidence to break the case.
After Fittin was reported missing by her boyfriend on Aug. 1, 1975, police interviewed her closest friends, recording hours on cassette tapes.
But no one seemed to know what happened to Fittin, who was nicknamed Bunny and worked at the time as a waitress at a beachfront hotel.
In 1995, a new generation of detectives, schooled in missing-person investigations, re-opened the case -- as a possible homicide.
They're currently reviewing other cold cases, even trying again with Fittin's, said Fort Lauderdale Police Sgt. Michael Dew, who oversees the homicide unit.
"We look forward to revisiting these cases," he said. "Hopefully people will remember something and someone will call us."
Travisano, a retired Fort Lauderdale 911 operator living in Deerfield Beach, said the latest efforts on her daughter's case have given her something she hasn't had since her daughter went missing.
"For the first time I feel like I might finally find some answers," she said.
Suzanne’s Law continues to help other families and their missing loved ones.....
New hope in 1975 case of missing Fort Lauderdale woman
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New hope in 1975 case of missing Fort Lauderdale woman
2003 law stokes latest push to solve mystery
By Sofia Santana
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted March 15 2007
Fort Lauderdale – More than 30 years after she vanished, Teresa Lyn Fittin's face is starting to show up everywhere.
She's at the supermarket, in the post office, at shopping malls and some fast-food restaurants.
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children recently began distributing fliers in Broward and throughout the country with the details of Fittin's case. She was 18 and possibly pregnant when she was last seen driving away from her Fort Lauderdale apartment in 1975.
Fort Lauderdale police asked for the center's help after learning of a little-publicized federal law passed four years ago that allows the center to investigate missing young adults. Before the law being passed, the nonprofit center, which relies heavily on money from the U.S. Department of Justice, was bound by strict government guidelines to focus only on children 17 and younger.
"I don't think it's too late," said her mother, Jocelia Travisano, 68. "But this should've happened years ago."
Detectives last month sent Fittin's case to the center after Travisano teamed up with Dinorah Perry, of the Pembroke Pines-based Missing Children International Ministries, and told them about "Suzanne's Law."
Named in honor of Suzanne Lyall, who was 19 when she disappeared from a university campus in Albany, N.Y., in 1998, the law was passed in April 2003. As a result, police nationwide are supposed to immediately write a report when an 18- to 21-year-old goes missing, enter the case in an FBI database and call the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children if they want additional help.
"The intent was to have a say in recent cases, but no one said we couldn't do older cases," said Gerald Nance, who supervises and investigates cold cases for the center, headquartered in Alexandria, Va.
Slowly, he said, police across the country are learning about how Suzanne's Law can be applied to decades-old cases.
Of the 60 or so cases of missing young adults that have been sent to the center under Suzanne's Law, Fittin's is the oldest, Nance said.
Forensic artists at the center can draw faces from sets of bones and create computer images of what a missing child might look like as an adult. Its investigators scan law enforcement databases, field tips and publicize the cases worldwide through the center's Web site at National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and a global network of volunteers.
Since it was founded in 1984 by the parents of Adam Walsh, the 6-year-old who was abducted from Hollywood Mall in 1981 and murdered, the center has helped law enforcement find more than 104,900 kids.
Sadly, the circumstances surrounding Fittin's disappearance lead police to believe that the bubbly girl who graduated from Stranahan High could be dead.
But the how, when and where of it all remain a mystery, with several ace detectives over the years unable to uncover any evidence to break the case.
After Fittin was reported missing by her boyfriend on Aug. 1, 1975, police interviewed her closest friends, recording hours on cassette tapes.
But no one seemed to know what happened to Fittin, who was nicknamed Bunny and worked at the time as a waitress at a beachfront hotel.
In 1995, a new generation of detectives, schooled in missing-person investigations, re-opened the case -- as a possible homicide.
They're currently reviewing other cold cases, even trying again with Fittin's, said Fort Lauderdale Police Sgt. Michael Dew, who oversees the homicide unit.
"We look forward to revisiting these cases," he said. "Hopefully people will remember something and someone will call us."
Travisano, a retired Fort Lauderdale 911 operator living in Deerfield Beach, said the latest efforts on her daughter's case have given her something she hasn't had since her daughter went missing.
"For the first time I feel like I might finally find some answers," she said.
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6th Annual New York State Missing Persons Day
Last Update: Apr 1, 2007 8:41 PM
Posted By: Walt McClure
About 200 family and friends gathered Sunday in Albany for a ceremony marking the 6th annual New York State Missing Persons Day.
The ceremony culminated in a candlelight vigil and laying of a yellow rose wreath at the Missing Persons Memorial near the State Museum at the Empire State Plaza.
Mary Lyall/Center for Hope: “These people are suffering, every one of them, as we are. There are so many missing people out there and there and there are so many families that just hide because they have nowhere to turn.â€Â
Mary Lyall is the mother of missing UAlbany student Suzanne Lyall and co-founder of The Center for Hope, which offers support for families of missing people.
6th Annual New York State Missing Persons Day
Last Update: Apr 1, 2007 8:41 PM
Posted By: Walt McClure
About 200 family and friends gathered Sunday in Albany for a ceremony marking the 6th annual New York State Missing Persons Day.
The ceremony culminated in a candlelight vigil and laying of a yellow rose wreath at the Missing Persons Memorial near the State Museum at the Empire State Plaza.
Mary Lyall/Center for Hope: “These people are suffering, every one of them, as we are. There are so many missing people out there and there and there are so many families that just hide because they have nowhere to turn.â€Â
Mary Lyall is the mother of missing UAlbany student Suzanne Lyall and co-founder of The Center for Hope, which offers support for families of missing people.
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Capital News 9 | 24 Hour Local News | Capital Region | Families honor missing persons with ceremony
Families honor missing persons with ceremony
Updated: 4/1/2007 9:59 PM
By: Sumi Somaskanda
The pictures of the missing were joined by the families who are left behind, waiting for their loved ones to return.
"There are days when not talking is much easier. When each of us is in some other place, and we wonder how we are going to go on," said John Bish.
Maggie and John Bish's daughter disappeared more than six years ago near their home in Massachusetts. Her body was found three years later. The Bish's joined hundreds of affected families Sunday at the New York State museum for a ceremony to remember all missing persons.
"Many of these families are still missing their children. We haven't found them. So, we come to support and love," said Maggie Bish.
April 6th is designated as Missing Persons Day in New York. That date marks Suzanne Lyall's birthday. The UAlbany student disappeared in March of 1998, and her parents, Doug and Mary Lyall, established The Center for HOPE in her honor. They've become a voice for families of missing people across the country.
"Sometimes it only takes a couple people who have their heart in the right place and who are ready to work hard towards something to get things done, and Doug and Mary Lyall have demonstrated that," said Assembly Minority Leader Jim Tedisco.
This is the sixth year the Lyalls and families across the country have united to honor their missing loved ones, but this is the first year they've gathered around a common monument--the Missing Persons Monument in downtown Albany.
"When I come up the steps to see it, i'm so overwhelmed by it," said Mary Lyall.
The monument was unveiled in October and stands as a beacon of light to guide home the missing. Families placed a candle on its base Sunday for each missing person in their lives.
"These people are suffering, everyone of them, as we are. There are so many families that hide because they have nowhere to turn," said Lyall.
The Lyalls say they'll continue to push legislation to aid missing persons and their families.
Families honor missing persons with ceremony
Updated: 4/1/2007 9:59 PM
By: Sumi Somaskanda
The pictures of the missing were joined by the families who are left behind, waiting for their loved ones to return.
"There are days when not talking is much easier. When each of us is in some other place, and we wonder how we are going to go on," said John Bish.
Maggie and John Bish's daughter disappeared more than six years ago near their home in Massachusetts. Her body was found three years later. The Bish's joined hundreds of affected families Sunday at the New York State museum for a ceremony to remember all missing persons.
"Many of these families are still missing their children. We haven't found them. So, we come to support and love," said Maggie Bish.
April 6th is designated as Missing Persons Day in New York. That date marks Suzanne Lyall's birthday. The UAlbany student disappeared in March of 1998, and her parents, Doug and Mary Lyall, established The Center for HOPE in her honor. They've become a voice for families of missing people across the country.
"Sometimes it only takes a couple people who have their heart in the right place and who are ready to work hard towards something to get things done, and Doug and Mary Lyall have demonstrated that," said Assembly Minority Leader Jim Tedisco.
This is the sixth year the Lyalls and families across the country have united to honor their missing loved ones, but this is the first year they've gathered around a common monument--the Missing Persons Monument in downtown Albany.
"When I come up the steps to see it, i'm so overwhelmed by it," said Mary Lyall.
The monument was unveiled in October and stands as a beacon of light to guide home the missing. Families placed a candle on its base Sunday for each missing person in their lives.
"These people are suffering, everyone of them, as we are. There are so many families that hide because they have nowhere to turn," said Lyall.
The Lyalls say they'll continue to push legislation to aid missing persons and their families.
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Missing, but always in mind
Doug and Mary Lyall use their experience to help others cope with disappearances
By CAROL DeMARE, Staff writer
First published: Monday, April 2, 2007
BALLSTON SPA -- On Sunday, Doug and Mary Lyall comforted others who grieve for lost loved ones while remembering their own daughter, Suzy.
It was Missing Persons Day in New York state. But for the Lyalls, every day is missing persons day.
It's been nine years since their youngest child, Suzanne Gloria Lyall -- forever in their memory a 19-year-old college student -- disappeared.
As they prepared for the weekend event, the Lyalls reflected on how they cope.
They find comfort at their non-profit Center for Hope, started in 2000 in the family room of their Ballston Spa home before moving to a converted chocolate factory building in the village.
It's a retreat where they keep their mission alive -- supporting families and friends dealing with "the ambiguous disappearance of a loved one."
On display are photos of missing people and other memorabilia used to keep Suzy and others in the public eye, such as a 2002 cookbook titled: "Life's Recipes for Hope; Remembering Our Missing Loved Ones." The walls are lined with awards and plaques recognizing the couple's work.
This time of year is hard on them. March 1 is Mary Lyall's birthday -- she turned 64 -- and she last talked to Suzy on March 1, 1998, when her daughter called to wish her happy birthday.
The next night, the sophomore computer sciences major is believed to have stepped off a CDTA bus at Collins Circle on the uptown campus at 9:45 p.m. after working at a computer store at Crossgates Mall -- when she vanished.
April 6 is Suzy's birthday -- she would be 29 -- and Gov. George Pataki designated it Missing Persons Day in 2001. It's often commemorated on the preceding weekend.
"I'm still in the nightmare," Mary Lyall said. "I can't believe nine years have gone by." Her husband calls it a "post traumatic haze."
But they stay busy. "It's better than sitting home, feeling sorry for yourself," she said. Their son, Steven, 40, lives in New York City, and their daughter Sandy, 37, lives in East Longmeadow, Mass.
Others benefit from the couple's energy, knowledge and compassion. "You cope by helping others," Mary Lyall said.
They were instrumental in the erection last year of the Missing Persons Remembrance -- a stainless steel sculpture at Empire State Plaza with an eternal flame "to light their way home."
More than 4,000 people are missing statewide. The Lyalls dream of having the time and resources to help those families.
Tammy McCormick of Saratoga Springs hasn't been heard from in 18 years, taking off when she was about 15. Her family doesn't want to talk about it, Mary Lyall said.
"Families, we find, stop," she said. "They don't want to search any more. They've given up. They're worn out."
In adult missing-person cases, police usually tell a relative to come back in 48 or 72 hours, Doug Lyall said. Many don't return.
"They should treat every missing person as though it were foul play," said the 65-year-old retired mental health counselor.
In Suzy's disappearance, campus police "didn't take it as seriously" as they would have liked, he said.
"As parents, we felt something was wrong," he said. "It was so clear to us that something awful had happened."
They encourage families to insist on getting the "right person" in a police agency who will help them. In their case, it was not until State Police stepped in that the probe revved up.
The Lyalls remain close to Jim Horton, then a senior investigator who headed Troop G Major Crimes Unit. Mary Lyall's eyes filled up. "He wanted to solve it."
Senior Investigator David Madden now heads the unit, and Doug Lyall said they have a partnership.
"We still get stuff, and we're still re-working things as with any cold case," Madden said. "We periodically re-interview people and re-confirm certain things."
Often on a second round of interviews, an investigator can "take it a little farther, and with this unit and its turnover, we're always looking for a fresh set of eyes," he said
"Quality investigators with experience in different areas and fields that fit well in what we're doing," comprise the unit, he said. "Because of that background and ability, it gives them an opportunity to showcase their talents."
On the first anniversary of Suzy's disappearance, Horton said it was being treated as a homicide.
"No way could this much time have gone by and she's still out there and safe," her father said.
Yet, a week ago, a tip came in that Suzy was possibly seen in the Capital Region.
Mary Lyall prepared for the Missing Persons Day event with a story of a woman who planted daffodils on five acres next to her home, one bulb every day for 30 years "to make a difference, one day at a time" until there was a huge field of beautiful daffodils.
Carol DeMare can be reached at 454-5431 or by e-mail at cdemare@timesunion.com.
Missing, but always in mind -- Page 1 -- Times Union - Albany NY
Doug and Mary Lyall use their experience to help others cope with disappearances
By CAROL DeMARE, Staff writer
First published: Monday, April 2, 2007
BALLSTON SPA -- On Sunday, Doug and Mary Lyall comforted others who grieve for lost loved ones while remembering their own daughter, Suzy.
It was Missing Persons Day in New York state. But for the Lyalls, every day is missing persons day.
It's been nine years since their youngest child, Suzanne Gloria Lyall -- forever in their memory a 19-year-old college student -- disappeared.
As they prepared for the weekend event, the Lyalls reflected on how they cope.
They find comfort at their non-profit Center for Hope, started in 2000 in the family room of their Ballston Spa home before moving to a converted chocolate factory building in the village.
It's a retreat where they keep their mission alive -- supporting families and friends dealing with "the ambiguous disappearance of a loved one."
On display are photos of missing people and other memorabilia used to keep Suzy and others in the public eye, such as a 2002 cookbook titled: "Life's Recipes for Hope; Remembering Our Missing Loved Ones." The walls are lined with awards and plaques recognizing the couple's work.
This time of year is hard on them. March 1 is Mary Lyall's birthday -- she turned 64 -- and she last talked to Suzy on March 1, 1998, when her daughter called to wish her happy birthday.
The next night, the sophomore computer sciences major is believed to have stepped off a CDTA bus at Collins Circle on the uptown campus at 9:45 p.m. after working at a computer store at Crossgates Mall -- when she vanished.
April 6 is Suzy's birthday -- she would be 29 -- and Gov. George Pataki designated it Missing Persons Day in 2001. It's often commemorated on the preceding weekend.
"I'm still in the nightmare," Mary Lyall said. "I can't believe nine years have gone by." Her husband calls it a "post traumatic haze."
But they stay busy. "It's better than sitting home, feeling sorry for yourself," she said. Their son, Steven, 40, lives in New York City, and their daughter Sandy, 37, lives in East Longmeadow, Mass.
Others benefit from the couple's energy, knowledge and compassion. "You cope by helping others," Mary Lyall said.
They were instrumental in the erection last year of the Missing Persons Remembrance -- a stainless steel sculpture at Empire State Plaza with an eternal flame "to light their way home."
More than 4,000 people are missing statewide. The Lyalls dream of having the time and resources to help those families.
Tammy McCormick of Saratoga Springs hasn't been heard from in 18 years, taking off when she was about 15. Her family doesn't want to talk about it, Mary Lyall said.
"Families, we find, stop," she said. "They don't want to search any more. They've given up. They're worn out."
In adult missing-person cases, police usually tell a relative to come back in 48 or 72 hours, Doug Lyall said. Many don't return.
"They should treat every missing person as though it were foul play," said the 65-year-old retired mental health counselor.
In Suzy's disappearance, campus police "didn't take it as seriously" as they would have liked, he said.
"As parents, we felt something was wrong," he said. "It was so clear to us that something awful had happened."
They encourage families to insist on getting the "right person" in a police agency who will help them. In their case, it was not until State Police stepped in that the probe revved up.
The Lyalls remain close to Jim Horton, then a senior investigator who headed Troop G Major Crimes Unit. Mary Lyall's eyes filled up. "He wanted to solve it."
Senior Investigator David Madden now heads the unit, and Doug Lyall said they have a partnership.
"We still get stuff, and we're still re-working things as with any cold case," Madden said. "We periodically re-interview people and re-confirm certain things."
Often on a second round of interviews, an investigator can "take it a little farther, and with this unit and its turnover, we're always looking for a fresh set of eyes," he said
"Quality investigators with experience in different areas and fields that fit well in what we're doing," comprise the unit, he said. "Because of that background and ability, it gives them an opportunity to showcase their talents."
On the first anniversary of Suzy's disappearance, Horton said it was being treated as a homicide.
"No way could this much time have gone by and she's still out there and safe," her father said.
Yet, a week ago, a tip came in that Suzy was possibly seen in the Capital Region.
Mary Lyall prepared for the Missing Persons Day event with a story of a woman who planted daffodils on five acres next to her home, one bulb every day for 30 years "to make a difference, one day at a time" until there was a huge field of beautiful daffodils.
Carol DeMare can be reached at 454-5431 or by e-mail at cdemare@timesunion.com.
Missing, but always in mind -- Page 1 -- Times Union - Albany NY
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For all Campaign for Missing Volunteers and other interested persons:
Media Alert: CNN American Morning for Wednesday, June 13, 2007, 8:40AM EST
Wednesday morning our friends Doug and Mary Lyall from the Center for Hope in central NY will be appearing live on the CNN morning show, American Morning. They are representing Project Jason's Campaign for the Missing and will be discussing DNA as it relates to the campaign legislation and missing persons. I was unable to go because of our planned event here for Jason's 6 year missing date.
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I am pleased for this opportunity to further our cause and educate not only the public, but the need-to-know; LE, families of the missing, and medical examiners and coroners. At the same time, it will bring some awareness for the Lyall's missing daugher, Suzanne, and our missing son, Jason.
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For all Campaign for Missing Volunteers and other interested persons:
Media Alert: CNN American Morning for Wednesday, June 13, 2007, 8:40AM EST
Wednesday morning our friends Doug and Mary Lyall from the Center for Hope in central NY will be appearing live on the CNN morning show, American Morning. They are representing Project Jason's Campaign for the Missing and will be discussing DNA as it relates to the campaign legislation and missing persons. I was unable to go because of our planned event here for Jason's 6 year missing date.
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I am pleased for this opportunity to further our cause and educate not only the public, but the need-to-know; LE, families of the missing, and medical examiners and coroners. At the same time, it will bring some awareness for the Lyall's missing daugher, Suzanne, and our missing son, Jason.
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Kelly Jolkowski, Mother of Missing Jason Jolkowski
President and Founder,
Project Jason
http://www.projectjason.org
Read our Voice for the Missing Blog
http://voice4themissing.blogspot.com/
Kelly Murphy, Mother of Missing Jason Jolkowski
President and Founder,
Project Jason
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Please help us in our mission as a 501 c 3 nonprofit: http://projectjason....y-campaign.html
If you have seen any of our missing persons, please call the law enforcement agency listed on the post. All missing persons are loved by someone, and their families deserve to find the answers they seek in regards to the disappearance.
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Missing teen's family still has hope
Posted at: 06/29/2007 04:55:17 PM
By: Subrina Dhammi
SCOTIA - Three full years after Craig Frear disappeared from Scotia, a plea for help comes from his parents and state police.
State police say they've had about 300 leads, and while they have some sort of direction, there is still no solid answer to how Frear vanished.
Holding, almost hugging, their brother's picture Friday, Matthew and Kathleen Frear and their parents struggled to stay positive.
"We still have hope we're going to walk into the kitchen and he's going to be sitting at the island. We just can't give up," said his father, Bill Frear.
The family wants to remind everyone about Craig Frear. He had just completed his junior year in high school and was co-captian of his soccer team at Scotia-Glenville High School when he suddenly - inexplicably -- just disappeared. He was a good kid, never in trouble, no police record, no enemies and just 17.
On June 27, 2004 around 2 p.m. Craig Frear was leaving a friend's apartment at the cambridge Manor Complex in Scotia. The last time he was seen he walking down a path and toward acres of wooded area.
State police took over the investigation from Scotia police last year and have not ruled out foul play. They checked the train tracks that run right near the apartment complex. They've even used helicopters and dive teams.
"We just encourage you, if you have any info at all, look at the family. They're just putting their lives on hold waiting to hear about Craig," State Police Investigator Gloria Coppola said.
Somehow after all this time, Craig Frear's parents say they have not lost hope. If anything, all the work the state police are doing has restored some faith that they will see their son again.
It's our saving grace at this point. It's our sanity at this point," said his mother, Veronica Frear.
Investigators stress that no lead is too small to report. If you know anything, don't hesitate to come forward.
Missing persons cases still open
ALBANY - There are several missing persons cases that remain unsolved in the Capital Region.
One is Karen Wilson. She was 22 when she disappeared in 1985. She was last seen leaving a tanning salon in the area of Central Avenue in Albany.
Suzanne Lyall has been missing since March 1998. She disappeared after getting off a CDTA bus on the University at Albany campus. Her parents plan to attend the Rush concert at SPAC Saturday, where they will pass out flyers with information about Suzanne.
Audrey May Herron remains missing. The mother of three was last seen leaving work at a Catskill nursing home in August 2002.
Missing teen's family still has hope
Posted at: 06/29/2007 04:55:17 PM
By: Subrina Dhammi
SCOTIA - Three full years after Craig Frear disappeared from Scotia, a plea for help comes from his parents and state police.
State police say they've had about 300 leads, and while they have some sort of direction, there is still no solid answer to how Frear vanished.
Holding, almost hugging, their brother's picture Friday, Matthew and Kathleen Frear and their parents struggled to stay positive.
"We still have hope we're going to walk into the kitchen and he's going to be sitting at the island. We just can't give up," said his father, Bill Frear.
The family wants to remind everyone about Craig Frear. He had just completed his junior year in high school and was co-captian of his soccer team at Scotia-Glenville High School when he suddenly - inexplicably -- just disappeared. He was a good kid, never in trouble, no police record, no enemies and just 17.
On June 27, 2004 around 2 p.m. Craig Frear was leaving a friend's apartment at the cambridge Manor Complex in Scotia. The last time he was seen he walking down a path and toward acres of wooded area.
State police took over the investigation from Scotia police last year and have not ruled out foul play. They checked the train tracks that run right near the apartment complex. They've even used helicopters and dive teams.
"We just encourage you, if you have any info at all, look at the family. They're just putting their lives on hold waiting to hear about Craig," State Police Investigator Gloria Coppola said.
Somehow after all this time, Craig Frear's parents say they have not lost hope. If anything, all the work the state police are doing has restored some faith that they will see their son again.
It's our saving grace at this point. It's our sanity at this point," said his mother, Veronica Frear.
Investigators stress that no lead is too small to report. If you know anything, don't hesitate to come forward.
Missing persons cases still open
ALBANY - There are several missing persons cases that remain unsolved in the Capital Region.
One is Karen Wilson. She was 22 when she disappeared in 1985. She was last seen leaving a tanning salon in the area of Central Avenue in Albany.
Suzanne Lyall has been missing since March 1998. She disappeared after getting off a CDTA bus on the University at Albany campus. Her parents plan to attend the Rush concert at SPAC Saturday, where they will pass out flyers with information about Suzanne.
Audrey May Herron remains missing. The mother of three was last seen leaving work at a Catskill nursing home in August 2002.
Kelly Murphy, Mother of Missing Jason Jolkowski
President and Founder,
Project Jason
www.projectjason.org
Please help us in our mission as a 501 c 3 nonprofit: http://projectjason....y-campaign.html
If you have seen any of our missing persons, please call the law enforcement agency listed on the post. All missing persons are loved by someone, and their families deserve to find the answers they seek in regards to the disappearance.
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ALBANY - When the parents of missing University at Albany student Karen Wilson think of her, chocolate chip cookies come to mind and how much their daughter loved making them.
Taylor and Jennie Wilson, both 64, now have only memories of a child who vanished more than 22 years ago. The retired Air Force couple from Ogden, Utah, were in town today to talk about their daughter and appeal to anyone who may know what happened to her.
"We really don't know much more today than we did 22 years and four months ago," said Taylor Wilson, a pilot who retired as a lieutenant colonel and flew American Airlines Eagle commuter planes after the Air Force.
"As long as Karen is missing, the push to find her will still be there," Jennie Wilson said.
" ... As long as we're alive," her husband said during a private interview at the State Police Academy before the couple appeared at a news conference.
The Wilsons were en route to Plattsburgh for an Air Force reunion, and Senior Investigator David Madden, head of Troop G's Major Crimes Unit, asked them to stop off in Albany.
On March 27, 1985, the 22-year-old UAlbany senior and state Assembly intern shopped at Colonie Center for T-shirts and shorts to take on an upcoming spring break in Fort Lauderdale. The trip was a Christmas gift from her parents. She never made it home. Police theorize she was abducted as she headed to her Colonial Quad dorm.
The young woman, who wanted a career in the foreign service, made an appointment at a tanning salon on Central Avenue in Colonie, and while employees there told police her name was on a list, it was not checked off and no one remembered seeing her.
"The State Police don't call them cold cases; we call them open cases," Troop G Bureau of Criminal Investigation Capt. William Sprague said. "And as long as the case is open, we will work it."
Investigators want "one or two pieces of information that will help us unlock the puzzle of what happened to Karen ... that will make this a closed case," Sprague said.
Madden said investigators are re-interviewing witnesses from that time in hopes a memory will be jogged.
A report came in to police at the time of a sighting, although "not confirmed" of her walking on Fuller Road near the Six-Mile Waterworks, Sprague said. It was a warm night, and she could have been walking home.
Karen Wilson - a junior high school cheerleader who would have turned 44 on Feb. 10 - also was seen by the manager of a campus bar, the Rathskeller, at a time when colleges had bars and you could drink at 19. That was at the corner of Washington Avenue Extension and Fuller Road, a quarter-mile from her dorm, retired UAlbany Police Chief James Williams recalls.
Their daughter disappeared on a Wednesday night. Jennie Wilson got the phone call the next day. Her husband had flown to Omaha.
Less than 30 minutes later, the mother was being driven to Albany by a neighbor.
"I knew something terrible had happened when I got that phone call," she said. "I knew my daughter was dead. ... Girls that age who are loved just don't walk off. Now the only thing we have is finding out who. That's basically why we're here. We still want to know what happened to our daughter."
She would love to make chocolate chip cookies to bring back to the dorm during visits to Plattsburgh, the parents said. Her mother remembers her sitting on the counter top. Tears welled in their eyes from the minutes they sat down to talk.
"I thought she'd be found," Jennie Wilson said. "I never dreamed 22 years ago we'd be sitting her in Albany wondering what happened to her."
Investigators have recognized the similarities with the disappearance in March 1998 of UAlbany sophomore Suzanne Lyall. The 19-year-old from Ballston Spa was last seen getting off a bus at Collins Circle from her job at a computer store at Crossgates Mall. Her parents, Doug and Mary Lyall, have become involved in missing persons' cases through their Center for Hope in Ballston Spa.
Madden said police have thought "globally." For instance, when the body of Chandra Levy, an intern who went missing in 2001 in Washington, D.C., was found, Madden was on the phone with Washington police. They did the same when a college woman turned up dead recently in Burlington, Vt.
ALBANY - When the parents of missing University at Albany student Karen Wilson think of her, chocolate chip cookies come to mind and how much their daughter loved making them.
Taylor and Jennie Wilson, both 64, now have only memories of a child who vanished more than 22 years ago. The retired Air Force couple from Ogden, Utah, were in town today to talk about their daughter and appeal to anyone who may know what happened to her.
"We really don't know much more today than we did 22 years and four months ago," said Taylor Wilson, a pilot who retired as a lieutenant colonel and flew American Airlines Eagle commuter planes after the Air Force.
"As long as Karen is missing, the push to find her will still be there," Jennie Wilson said.
" ... As long as we're alive," her husband said during a private interview at the State Police Academy before the couple appeared at a news conference.
The Wilsons were en route to Plattsburgh for an Air Force reunion, and Senior Investigator David Madden, head of Troop G's Major Crimes Unit, asked them to stop off in Albany.
On March 27, 1985, the 22-year-old UAlbany senior and state Assembly intern shopped at Colonie Center for T-shirts and shorts to take on an upcoming spring break in Fort Lauderdale. The trip was a Christmas gift from her parents. She never made it home. Police theorize she was abducted as she headed to her Colonial Quad dorm.
The young woman, who wanted a career in the foreign service, made an appointment at a tanning salon on Central Avenue in Colonie, and while employees there told police her name was on a list, it was not checked off and no one remembered seeing her.
"The State Police don't call them cold cases; we call them open cases," Troop G Bureau of Criminal Investigation Capt. William Sprague said. "And as long as the case is open, we will work it."
Investigators want "one or two pieces of information that will help us unlock the puzzle of what happened to Karen ... that will make this a closed case," Sprague said.
Madden said investigators are re-interviewing witnesses from that time in hopes a memory will be jogged.
A report came in to police at the time of a sighting, although "not confirmed" of her walking on Fuller Road near the Six-Mile Waterworks, Sprague said. It was a warm night, and she could have been walking home.
Karen Wilson - a junior high school cheerleader who would have turned 44 on Feb. 10 - also was seen by the manager of a campus bar, the Rathskeller, at a time when colleges had bars and you could drink at 19. That was at the corner of Washington Avenue Extension and Fuller Road, a quarter-mile from her dorm, retired UAlbany Police Chief James Williams recalls.
Their daughter disappeared on a Wednesday night. Jennie Wilson got the phone call the next day. Her husband had flown to Omaha.
Less than 30 minutes later, the mother was being driven to Albany by a neighbor.
"I knew something terrible had happened when I got that phone call," she said. "I knew my daughter was dead. ... Girls that age who are loved just don't walk off. Now the only thing we have is finding out who. That's basically why we're here. We still want to know what happened to our daughter."
She would love to make chocolate chip cookies to bring back to the dorm during visits to Plattsburgh, the parents said. Her mother remembers her sitting on the counter top. Tears welled in their eyes from the minutes they sat down to talk.
"I thought she'd be found," Jennie Wilson said. "I never dreamed 22 years ago we'd be sitting her in Albany wondering what happened to her."
Investigators have recognized the similarities with the disappearance in March 1998 of UAlbany sophomore Suzanne Lyall. The 19-year-old from Ballston Spa was last seen getting off a bus at Collins Circle from her job at a computer store at Crossgates Mall. Her parents, Doug and Mary Lyall, have become involved in missing persons' cases through their Center for Hope in Ballston Spa.
Madden said police have thought "globally." For instance, when the body of Chandra Levy, an intern who went missing in 2001 in Washington, D.C., was found, Madden was on the phone with Washington police. They did the same when a college woman turned up dead recently in Burlington, Vt.
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Bicyclists ride for the missing
8/10/2007 2:58 PM
By: Britt Godshalk
ALBANY, N.Y. -- It was a rainy day in the Capital Region on Friday, but that didn't stop a couple dozen bicyclists from completing quite a long ride from Utica to Albany, all for a good cause.
The rain was no match for a group of riders who got on their bikes to spread awareness about the many missing children in New York State.
The group ended the ride at the monument to the missing in Empire State Plaza's Memorial Park.
The parents of missing person Suzanne Lyall attended the monument's dedication just last fall, and they returned to it on Friday to welcome the riders to Albany.
Suzanne Lyall disappeared in 1998. She was a student at UAlbany.
Lyall's mother said the riders showed true dedication for the cause when they chose to ride despite the rain.
She said, "When they sent us that email saying that what the families suffer is far more than what they would suffer in a bike ride in the rain, it's overwhelming. It really is. It brings tears to our eyes, it really does. And we are so pleased and proud of them for doing what they do."
Those who joined the ride said the Lyalls have used their own story to help so many other families.
Ride for Missing Children Coordinator Frank Williams said, "They've brought this beautiful missing person's remembrance. But mainly they've taught us that one word - hope."
Bill Frear's son Craig was last seen on June 27, 2004 when he was 17 years old.
Frear said, "The Lyalls are very, very good friends of ours. Doug and Mary have been our support, they've helped my wife immensely."
The ride was one of several the group has done around the state. After the ceremony, the riders had 50 miles to bike back to Utica -- a total of 100 miles for the cause.
Bicyclists ride for the missing
8/10/2007 2:58 PM
By: Britt Godshalk
ALBANY, N.Y. -- It was a rainy day in the Capital Region on Friday, but that didn't stop a couple dozen bicyclists from completing quite a long ride from Utica to Albany, all for a good cause.
The rain was no match for a group of riders who got on their bikes to spread awareness about the many missing children in New York State.
The group ended the ride at the monument to the missing in Empire State Plaza's Memorial Park.
The parents of missing person Suzanne Lyall attended the monument's dedication just last fall, and they returned to it on Friday to welcome the riders to Albany.
Suzanne Lyall disappeared in 1998. She was a student at UAlbany.
Lyall's mother said the riders showed true dedication for the cause when they chose to ride despite the rain.
She said, "When they sent us that email saying that what the families suffer is far more than what they would suffer in a bike ride in the rain, it's overwhelming. It really is. It brings tears to our eyes, it really does. And we are so pleased and proud of them for doing what they do."
Those who joined the ride said the Lyalls have used their own story to help so many other families.
Ride for Missing Children Coordinator Frank Williams said, "They've brought this beautiful missing person's remembrance. But mainly they've taught us that one word - hope."
Bill Frear's son Craig was last seen on June 27, 2004 when he was 17 years old.
Frear said, "The Lyalls are very, very good friends of ours. Doug and Mary have been our support, they've helped my wife immensely."
The ride was one of several the group has done around the state. After the ceremony, the riders had 50 miles to bike back to Utica -- a total of 100 miles for the cause.
Kelly Murphy, Mother of Missing Jason Jolkowski
President and Founder,
Project Jason
www.projectjason.org
Please help us in our mission as a 501 c 3 nonprofit: http://projectjason....y-campaign.html
If you have seen any of our missing persons, please call the law enforcement agency listed on the post. All missing persons are loved by someone, and their families deserve to find the answers they seek in regards to the disappearance.
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Interactive Missing Persons Kiosk at Albany Int'l Airport
Reported by: Walt McClure
Email: waltmcclure@fox23news.com
New York State is rolling out a new tool in the effort to locate missing children – an interactive kiosk aimed at getting the word out about them.
At first glance, the kiosk at Albany International Airport looks like some kind of advertisement.
It is in a way -- advertising the names and faces of the dozens of missing children in New York State.
Denise O’Donnell/Commissioner, NYS Dept. of Criminal Justice Services: “It's important for the public to know that they are our eyes and ears. It's the public who often brings information to the attention of law enforcement that helps law enforcement succeed in locating missing children.â€Â
The touch screen on the kiosk connects users to the State Department of Criminal Justice Services website.
Through it, you can access not just missing persons' information, but also information about programs like Amber Alert, the sex offender registry, and Operation Safe Child, which provides parents with a card that lists their kids' vital statistics and fingerprints.
The kiosk is placed at a major intersection at the airport, right by the security checkpoint and right in the area where all three concourses come together -- aimed to get maximum exposure.
Doug and Mary Lyall were among those who took time to look at the kiosk and the picture of their daughter, missing University at Albany student Suzanne Lyall -- and an artist's rendering of what she might look like nine years after her disappearance.
Mary Lyall/Center for HOPE: “This is a little more interesting. People like the computer and they like to play. If you can get on the computer and do something worthwhile, that's a good thing.â€Â
It will be a very good thing if it helps reunite even one family with a missing loved one.
Right now, there are only two kiosks set up in the state -- the one at the airport and another at the Empire State Plaza.
You can expect to see more at airports, train stations and other public spots in the next year.
Interactive Missing Persons Kiosk at Albany Int'l Airport
Reported by: Walt McClure
Email: waltmcclure@fox23news.com
New York State is rolling out a new tool in the effort to locate missing children – an interactive kiosk aimed at getting the word out about them.
At first glance, the kiosk at Albany International Airport looks like some kind of advertisement.
It is in a way -- advertising the names and faces of the dozens of missing children in New York State.
Denise O’Donnell/Commissioner, NYS Dept. of Criminal Justice Services: “It's important for the public to know that they are our eyes and ears. It's the public who often brings information to the attention of law enforcement that helps law enforcement succeed in locating missing children.â€Â
The touch screen on the kiosk connects users to the State Department of Criminal Justice Services website.
Through it, you can access not just missing persons' information, but also information about programs like Amber Alert, the sex offender registry, and Operation Safe Child, which provides parents with a card that lists their kids' vital statistics and fingerprints.
The kiosk is placed at a major intersection at the airport, right by the security checkpoint and right in the area where all three concourses come together -- aimed to get maximum exposure.
Doug and Mary Lyall were among those who took time to look at the kiosk and the picture of their daughter, missing University at Albany student Suzanne Lyall -- and an artist's rendering of what she might look like nine years after her disappearance.
Mary Lyall/Center for HOPE: “This is a little more interesting. People like the computer and they like to play. If you can get on the computer and do something worthwhile, that's a good thing.â€Â
It will be a very good thing if it helps reunite even one family with a missing loved one.
Right now, there are only two kiosks set up in the state -- the one at the airport and another at the Empire State Plaza.
You can expect to see more at airports, train stations and other public spots in the next year.
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Lyalls birthday proposed as missing persons day
September 27, 2007 at 5:18 pm by Tim O'Brien, Staff writer
U.S. Senator Charles Schumer and U.S. Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand are trying to get President Bush to declare Suzanne Lyalls birthday National Missing Persons Day.
Lyall, a University at Albany sophomore from Milton, was last seen on March 2, 1998 after leaving work at Crossgates Mall.
Its absolutely essential that we shine light on the hundreds of New Yorkers who go missing every year, Schumer said in a release announcing their proposal. Here in the Capital Region, the memory of Suzanne Lyall is a tragic reminder that we must do everything humanly possible to extend help and hope to those in need. National Missing Persons Day will not only memorialize Suzanne Lyall, but will also raise the nations awareness of the plight of missing peoples and foster an environment where more missing people may be located.
And Gillibrand is quoted in the same release saying: It is my hope that the President will issue a Proclamation establishing April 6th as National Missing Persons Day. This day will allow Americans to appropriately remember the victims, their families, and the efforts of local law enforcement and the community. The United States Congress has unanimously approved of establishing a day to bring awareness to the issue of missing persons, and I will continue to work with Senator Schumer and the Lyall family to help prevent future tragedies from occurring.
According to their joint release, tens of thousands of people go missing in the United States each year, and on any given day, there are as many as 100,000 active missing person cases in the United States.
President Reagan established May 25 as National Missing Childrens Day in 1983, but a day has not been set aside to remember those Americans who are over the age of 18 and missing from their families.
In 2001, then-governor George Pataki named April 6 Missing Persons Day in New York state.
In 2003, at the request of the Lyall family, Schumer sponsored an amendment to the Amber Alert bill. The amendment created Suzannes Law, which prohibits law enforcement agencies from imposing a waiting period before accepting reports of missing persons between the ages of 18 and 21.
Lyalls birthday proposed as missing persons day
September 27, 2007 at 5:18 pm by Tim O'Brien, Staff writer
U.S. Senator Charles Schumer and U.S. Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand are trying to get President Bush to declare Suzanne Lyalls birthday National Missing Persons Day.
Lyall, a University at Albany sophomore from Milton, was last seen on March 2, 1998 after leaving work at Crossgates Mall.
Its absolutely essential that we shine light on the hundreds of New Yorkers who go missing every year, Schumer said in a release announcing their proposal. Here in the Capital Region, the memory of Suzanne Lyall is a tragic reminder that we must do everything humanly possible to extend help and hope to those in need. National Missing Persons Day will not only memorialize Suzanne Lyall, but will also raise the nations awareness of the plight of missing peoples and foster an environment where more missing people may be located.
And Gillibrand is quoted in the same release saying: It is my hope that the President will issue a Proclamation establishing April 6th as National Missing Persons Day. This day will allow Americans to appropriately remember the victims, their families, and the efforts of local law enforcement and the community. The United States Congress has unanimously approved of establishing a day to bring awareness to the issue of missing persons, and I will continue to work with Senator Schumer and the Lyall family to help prevent future tragedies from occurring.
According to their joint release, tens of thousands of people go missing in the United States each year, and on any given day, there are as many as 100,000 active missing person cases in the United States.
President Reagan established May 25 as National Missing Childrens Day in 1983, but a day has not been set aside to remember those Americans who are over the age of 18 and missing from their families.
In 2001, then-governor George Pataki named April 6 Missing Persons Day in New York state.
In 2003, at the request of the Lyall family, Schumer sponsored an amendment to the Amber Alert bill. The amendment created Suzannes Law, which prohibits law enforcement agencies from imposing a waiting period before accepting reports of missing persons between the ages of 18 and 21.
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Lyalls' missing persons work goes national
By CAROL DeMARE, Staff writer
First published: Wednesday, October 3, 2007
Those who have gone missing in New York state are remembered each year on April 6, the birthday of Suzanne Lyall, the University at Albany student who disappeared nearly 10 years ago.
Doug and Mary Lyall are keeping their fingers crossed that a National Missing Persons Day will also be April 6. It all happened very fast last week.
The Lyalls watched on C-Span as Rep. Kirstin Gillibrand, D-Greenport, proposed the national day on the House floor. It passed the House and later cleared the U.S. Senate with the support of her fellow New York Democrat, Sen. Charles E. Schumer. Now it needs the signature of President Bush.
The Lyalls had worked with John Sweeney, the Halfmoon Republican who lost his re-election bid to Gillibrand.
"We decided we still would like to get this done, and we approached Kirsten Gillibrand," Mary Lyall said. "We talked to her for about 20 minutes one day, and the next thing I know we're getting some good information back that she was going to propose this as soon as the session began."
The legislation's future is in Bush's hand. "Now we're just waiting to see if the President signs it," she said. "We're pretty excited."
National Missing Persons Day will not only memorialize Suzanne Lyall, it will also raise the nation's awareness of missing people, Schumer said.
"It's absolutely essential that we shine light on the hundreds of New Yorkers who go missing every year," the New York's senior senator said. "The memory of Suzanne Lyall is a tragic reminder that we must do everything humanly possible to extend help and hope to those in need."
April 6 would "allow Americans to appropriately remember the victims, their families and the efforts of local law enforcement and the community," Gillibrand said.
The country has a National Missing Children Day on May 25.
Suzanne Lyall, 19 and a sophomore computer sciences major, is believed to have vanished after stepping off a CDTA bus at Collins Circle on the uptown campus, March 2, 1998, about 9:45 p.m. after leaving her job at a computer store at Crossgates Mall.
On March 2, it will be 10 years since the Lyalls lost their daughter. On April 6, Suzanne would have been 30, "and hopefully, it'll go through and we'll have a National Missing Persons Day," her mother said.
Lyalls' missing persons work goes national
By CAROL DeMARE, Staff writer
First published: Wednesday, October 3, 2007
Those who have gone missing in New York state are remembered each year on April 6, the birthday of Suzanne Lyall, the University at Albany student who disappeared nearly 10 years ago.
Doug and Mary Lyall are keeping their fingers crossed that a National Missing Persons Day will also be April 6. It all happened very fast last week.
The Lyalls watched on C-Span as Rep. Kirstin Gillibrand, D-Greenport, proposed the national day on the House floor. It passed the House and later cleared the U.S. Senate with the support of her fellow New York Democrat, Sen. Charles E. Schumer. Now it needs the signature of President Bush.
The Lyalls had worked with John Sweeney, the Halfmoon Republican who lost his re-election bid to Gillibrand.
"We decided we still would like to get this done, and we approached Kirsten Gillibrand," Mary Lyall said. "We talked to her for about 20 minutes one day, and the next thing I know we're getting some good information back that she was going to propose this as soon as the session began."
The legislation's future is in Bush's hand. "Now we're just waiting to see if the President signs it," she said. "We're pretty excited."
National Missing Persons Day will not only memorialize Suzanne Lyall, it will also raise the nation's awareness of missing people, Schumer said.
"It's absolutely essential that we shine light on the hundreds of New Yorkers who go missing every year," the New York's senior senator said. "The memory of Suzanne Lyall is a tragic reminder that we must do everything humanly possible to extend help and hope to those in need."
April 6 would "allow Americans to appropriately remember the victims, their families and the efforts of local law enforcement and the community," Gillibrand said.
The country has a National Missing Children Day on May 25.
Suzanne Lyall, 19 and a sophomore computer sciences major, is believed to have vanished after stepping off a CDTA bus at Collins Circle on the uptown campus, March 2, 1998, about 9:45 p.m. after leaving her job at a computer store at Crossgates Mall.
On March 2, it will be 10 years since the Lyalls lost their daughter. On April 6, Suzanne would have been 30, "and hopefully, it'll go through and we'll have a National Missing Persons Day," her mother said.
Kelly Murphy, Mother of Missing Jason Jolkowski
President and Founder,
Project Jason
www.projectjason.org
Please help us in our mission as a 501 c 3 nonprofit: http://projectjason....y-campaign.html
If you have seen any of our missing persons, please call the law enforcement agency listed on the post. All missing persons are loved by someone, and their families deserve to find the answers they seek in regards to the disappearance.
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Lyalls donate device to state police
12/12/2007
LOUDONVILLE - The parents of a University at Albany student missing since 1998 made a donation Wednesday to the New York State Police.
Through the Foundation of the Center of Hope, Doug and Mary Lyall donated a sonar imaging unit to Troop G.
The dive team will use the device to search for victims in shallow waters. The machine can also identify submerged structures like old bridges, wrecked boats and debris.
The Lyalls daughter, Suzanne Lyall, disappeared in March 1998.
"It is our continued awe of these folks that have suffered significant loss, but yet they organize events and bring persons together that actually help law enforcement resolve their situations and bring justice to their families," Maj. Patricia Groeber said during a news conference.
Also at the event were family members of Audrey May Herron. Herron was a mother of three, who was last seen leaving her job in Catskill on Aug. 29, 2002.
Lyalls donate device to state police
12/12/2007
LOUDONVILLE - The parents of a University at Albany student missing since 1998 made a donation Wednesday to the New York State Police.
Through the Foundation of the Center of Hope, Doug and Mary Lyall donated a sonar imaging unit to Troop G.
The dive team will use the device to search for victims in shallow waters. The machine can also identify submerged structures like old bridges, wrecked boats and debris.
The Lyalls daughter, Suzanne Lyall, disappeared in March 1998.
"It is our continued awe of these folks that have suffered significant loss, but yet they organize events and bring persons together that actually help law enforcement resolve their situations and bring justice to their families," Maj. Patricia Groeber said during a news conference.
Also at the event were family members of Audrey May Herron. Herron was a mother of three, who was last seen leaving her job in Catskill on Aug. 29, 2002.
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Campus safety bill advances
February 8, 2008
WASHINGTON -- The House Thursday approved legislation that would require colleges to develop plans for working with local law enforcement in investigations of major crimes on campus.
U.S. Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-Greenport, sponsored the proposal, which was added to a larger bill governing higher education and financial aid.
The measure had been promoted by the parents of Suzanne Lyall, a SUNY Albany sophomore who disappeared from the campus nearly a decade ago and has been missing ever since.
Her father, Doug Lyall, said the legislation would ensure campus security forces and local police coordinate before the agencies find themselves working together investigating a crime or disappearance.
They can figure out who is supposed to do what before a crime occurs, instead of wasting valuable time "sorting out jurisdictional disputes," Lyall said. "Any time there has to be conversations or decisions ... about who is doing what, that means there are delays."
Gillibrand said universities and police departments need to develop strategies for investigating crimes that occur on or near college campuses, so they can hit the ground running in the vital first few days after an incident.
"If you don't have a protocol in place to coordinate ... those very important hours are wasted," Gillibrand said in an interview. "That often is the difference between finding a missing person and being too late."
Speaking on the floor of the House on Thursday, Gillibrand told her colleagues that "questions involving police jurisdiction should be settled before a crime occurs -- not after."
Gillibrand's legislation, which passed the House unanimously, would expand existing federal mandates that colleges and universities provide annual reports on campus security policies.
The measure would require colleges and universities to report annually on "the working relationship of campus security personnel with state and local police agencies." Colleges and universities also would have to reveal their plans for coordinating with those agencies in investigating reports of missing students or probing murders, robberies and other crimes.
Similar laws are on the books in New York and California.
Gillibrand's predecessor in Congress, former Rep. John Sweeney, sponsored similar legislation, but the House never voted on the measure.
Campus safety bill advances
February 8, 2008
WASHINGTON -- The House Thursday approved legislation that would require colleges to develop plans for working with local law enforcement in investigations of major crimes on campus.
U.S. Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-Greenport, sponsored the proposal, which was added to a larger bill governing higher education and financial aid.
The measure had been promoted by the parents of Suzanne Lyall, a SUNY Albany sophomore who disappeared from the campus nearly a decade ago and has been missing ever since.
Her father, Doug Lyall, said the legislation would ensure campus security forces and local police coordinate before the agencies find themselves working together investigating a crime or disappearance.
They can figure out who is supposed to do what before a crime occurs, instead of wasting valuable time "sorting out jurisdictional disputes," Lyall said. "Any time there has to be conversations or decisions ... about who is doing what, that means there are delays."
Gillibrand said universities and police departments need to develop strategies for investigating crimes that occur on or near college campuses, so they can hit the ground running in the vital first few days after an incident.
"If you don't have a protocol in place to coordinate ... those very important hours are wasted," Gillibrand said in an interview. "That often is the difference between finding a missing person and being too late."
Speaking on the floor of the House on Thursday, Gillibrand told her colleagues that "questions involving police jurisdiction should be settled before a crime occurs -- not after."
Gillibrand's legislation, which passed the House unanimously, would expand existing federal mandates that colleges and universities provide annual reports on campus security policies.
The measure would require colleges and universities to report annually on "the working relationship of campus security personnel with state and local police agencies." Colleges and universities also would have to reveal their plans for coordinating with those agencies in investigating reports of missing students or probing murders, robberies and other crimes.
Similar laws are on the books in New York and California.
Gillibrand's predecessor in Congress, former Rep. John Sweeney, sponsored similar legislation, but the House never voted on the measure.
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Gillibrand discusses missing persons bill on House floor
February 8, 2008
U.S. Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-Greenport, on Thursday evening, spoke on the House floor about Suzanne Lyall, a SUNY Albany student who disappeared from the Albany campus on March 2, 1998 and has not been seen since.
"Nearly 10 years later, her case remains unsolved," Gilliband said.
After her remarks, the House passed an amendment sponsored by Gillibrand that would require colleges to have a plan in place for coordination between campus security and law enforcement agencies in the investigation of felonies or reports of missing persons.
The amendment was tacked onto legislation that outlines federal funding for colleges and universities.
Mary and Douglas Lyall of Ballston Spa, parents of Suzanne Lyall, founded The Center for Hope after their daughter disappeared. The organization provides assistance to families of missing children.
The couple has advocated for passage of the federal government amendment for years, Mary Lyall said. The amendment mirrors state legislation enacted in New York and California in 1999, she said.
The law has applied to local colleges ever since.
"We thought, since it should be all over the United States, we started working on it. We worked on it off and on for the past nine years," she said.
Sometimes getting legislation passed is a matter of timing, said Douglas Lyall.
"We don’t profess to understand politics," he said.
The amendment is expected to pass through a joint House and Senate conference committee and be signed by President Bush, said Rachel McEneny, a spokeswoman for Gillibrand.
The congresswoman also has sponsored a House resolution that recommends President Bush declare April 6 — Suzanne Lyall’s birthday — National Missing Person’s Day.
"This day will allow all Americans to honor those who remain missing, and to remember their families and loved ones who hope and pray every day for their safe return," Gillibrand said Thursday evening during her speech.
Gillibrand discusses missing persons bill on House floor
February 8, 2008
U.S. Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-Greenport, on Thursday evening, spoke on the House floor about Suzanne Lyall, a SUNY Albany student who disappeared from the Albany campus on March 2, 1998 and has not been seen since.
"Nearly 10 years later, her case remains unsolved," Gilliband said.
After her remarks, the House passed an amendment sponsored by Gillibrand that would require colleges to have a plan in place for coordination between campus security and law enforcement agencies in the investigation of felonies or reports of missing persons.
The amendment was tacked onto legislation that outlines federal funding for colleges and universities.
Mary and Douglas Lyall of Ballston Spa, parents of Suzanne Lyall, founded The Center for Hope after their daughter disappeared. The organization provides assistance to families of missing children.
The couple has advocated for passage of the federal government amendment for years, Mary Lyall said. The amendment mirrors state legislation enacted in New York and California in 1999, she said.
The law has applied to local colleges ever since.
"We thought, since it should be all over the United States, we started working on it. We worked on it off and on for the past nine years," she said.
Sometimes getting legislation passed is a matter of timing, said Douglas Lyall.
"We don’t profess to understand politics," he said.
The amendment is expected to pass through a joint House and Senate conference committee and be signed by President Bush, said Rachel McEneny, a spokeswoman for Gillibrand.
The congresswoman also has sponsored a House resolution that recommends President Bush declare April 6 — Suzanne Lyall’s birthday — National Missing Person’s Day.
"This day will allow all Americans to honor those who remain missing, and to remember their families and loved ones who hope and pray every day for their safe return," Gillibrand said Thursday evening during her speech.
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New York State Missing Persons Day
The Center for HOPE would like to invite you to join with other families and friends to
commemorate NYS 7th Annual Missing Persons Day.
When: Sunday, April 6, 2008 (9:00 am- 4:00 pm -Registration begins at 8:30)
Location: The NYS Museum on Madison Ave. Albany, NY. Free parking is provided.
Directions: http://www.ogs.state.../Direction.html
Who Should Attend:
-Families and friends affected by the mysterious disappearance of a loved one.
-Organizations assisting affected families.
The morning is exclusively for families/friends and organizations assisting affected families. We are very fortunate to have Duane Bowers, LPC, as our featured morning presenter. Duane is a grief therapist, educator and the author of “Guiding Your Family Through Loss and Griefâ€. Mr. Bowers is also the host of a live, call-in internet radio show LET’S TALK IT THROUGH. There will be ample time for relaxed communication with others. Lunch will be provided at noon.
The afternoon program will begin at 1:00 pm with the presentation of the annual “HOPE†award. The keynote speakers representing the University of North Texas Center for Health Science and Human Identification will be Dr. Arthur Eisenberg, a pioneer in the development of DNA/identity testing methods and Mr. George Adams, the Missing Persons Coordinator. The day will conclude with a ceremony to recognize our missing loved ones at the NYS Missing Persons Remembrance.
Registration and Information: Email, fax or call us by March 25, 2008.
Email: hope4themissing@yahoo.com
Phone and fax number: 518-884-8761.
Additional information: www.hope4themissing.org.
We will be looking forward to hearing from you,
Doug and Mary Lyall
Doug and Mary Lyall
Parents of Suzanne-missing since 1998
Co-Founders of the Center For HOPE
www.hope4themissing.org
New York State Missing Persons Day
The Center for HOPE would like to invite you to join with other families and friends to
commemorate NYS 7th Annual Missing Persons Day.
When: Sunday, April 6, 2008 (9:00 am- 4:00 pm -Registration begins at 8:30)
Location: The NYS Museum on Madison Ave. Albany, NY. Free parking is provided.
Directions: http://www.ogs.state.../Direction.html
Who Should Attend:
-Families and friends affected by the mysterious disappearance of a loved one.
-Organizations assisting affected families.
The morning is exclusively for families/friends and organizations assisting affected families. We are very fortunate to have Duane Bowers, LPC, as our featured morning presenter. Duane is a grief therapist, educator and the author of “Guiding Your Family Through Loss and Griefâ€. Mr. Bowers is also the host of a live, call-in internet radio show LET’S TALK IT THROUGH. There will be ample time for relaxed communication with others. Lunch will be provided at noon.
The afternoon program will begin at 1:00 pm with the presentation of the annual “HOPE†award. The keynote speakers representing the University of North Texas Center for Health Science and Human Identification will be Dr. Arthur Eisenberg, a pioneer in the development of DNA/identity testing methods and Mr. George Adams, the Missing Persons Coordinator. The day will conclude with a ceremony to recognize our missing loved ones at the NYS Missing Persons Remembrance.
Registration and Information: Email, fax or call us by March 25, 2008.
Email: hope4themissing@yahoo.com
Phone and fax number: 518-884-8761.
Additional information: www.hope4themissing.org.
We will be looking forward to hearing from you,
Doug and Mary Lyall
Doug and Mary Lyall
Parents of Suzanne-missing since 1998
Co-Founders of the Center For HOPE
www.hope4themissing.org
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If you have seen any of our missing persons, please call the law enforcement agency listed on the post. All missing persons are loved by someone, and their families deserve to find the answers they seek in regards to the disappearance.
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Beloved daughter missing for 10 years
First published: Sunday, March 2, 2008
ALBANY -- Ten years ago today Suzanne Gloria Lyall vanished.
It was 9:40 p.m. and the University at Albany sophomore computer sciences major would have taken a CDTA bus from her job at a computer store at Crossgates Mall in Guilderland to Collins Circle on campus.
The 19-year-old was the youngest child of Doug and Mary Lyall of Ballston Spa. To remember her and other missing persons, the couple founded the nonprofit Center for Hope in 2000. It is a retreat to sustain their mission of supporting families and friends dealing with the disappearance of a loved one.
Their daughter's anniversary comes at a hard time each year. March 1 is Mary Lyall's birthday. She turned 65. Doug, a retired mental health counselor, is a year older.
"Fortunately we have things going on that takes my mind off of it," Mary Lyall said.
On Saturday, the Lyalls attended a fundraiser spinathon at Excel 180 Fitness Center in Colonie. Spinners, who pedaled stationary bikes for 12 hours for missing people, are members of an organization that began in Utica after the 1993 abduction of Sara Anne Wood of Herkimer County.
In September, the bike riders will go mobile with a 100-mile trek around the Capital Region to sites where local missing people were last seen, Mary Lyall said. The group also recognizes police officers killed in the line of duty. The trip will end at the Missing Persons Memorial at the Empire State Plaza in Albany.
Today, Doug and Mary Lyall are scheduled to attend the Good Shepherd Church in Glenville to speak to the congregation about the Center for Hope. Every month, the congregation donates to a nonprofit organization and chose the Lyalls' center was chosen for March. A member of the group receiving the donation speaks at services on the first Sunday of the month.
When the invitation was set up, Mary Lyall said, "They didn't realize that the first Sunday is March 2, so maybe it will easier than I thought."
The big day of remembrance will be Sunday, April 6, Missing Persons Day in New York state and what would have been their daughter's 30th birthday. Families of missing loved ones will mingle and hear speakers at the State Museum for a daylong program.
The Lyalls hope to some day take part in a National Missing Persons Day, also on April 6. The measure has been approved by Congress.
State Police also remembered the anniversary. "Suzanne was a sophomore at the university and talented in the operation of personal computers and enjoyed using computerized online services," Troop G headquarters in Loudonville said in a news release.
Hoping to drum up new leads, State Police provided a number for anyone with information -- 783-3211. Tips would be treated as confidential.
-- Carol DeMare
Beloved daughter missing for 10 years
First published: Sunday, March 2, 2008
ALBANY -- Ten years ago today Suzanne Gloria Lyall vanished.
It was 9:40 p.m. and the University at Albany sophomore computer sciences major would have taken a CDTA bus from her job at a computer store at Crossgates Mall in Guilderland to Collins Circle on campus.
The 19-year-old was the youngest child of Doug and Mary Lyall of Ballston Spa. To remember her and other missing persons, the couple founded the nonprofit Center for Hope in 2000. It is a retreat to sustain their mission of supporting families and friends dealing with the disappearance of a loved one.
Their daughter's anniversary comes at a hard time each year. March 1 is Mary Lyall's birthday. She turned 65. Doug, a retired mental health counselor, is a year older.
"Fortunately we have things going on that takes my mind off of it," Mary Lyall said.
On Saturday, the Lyalls attended a fundraiser spinathon at Excel 180 Fitness Center in Colonie. Spinners, who pedaled stationary bikes for 12 hours for missing people, are members of an organization that began in Utica after the 1993 abduction of Sara Anne Wood of Herkimer County.
In September, the bike riders will go mobile with a 100-mile trek around the Capital Region to sites where local missing people were last seen, Mary Lyall said. The group also recognizes police officers killed in the line of duty. The trip will end at the Missing Persons Memorial at the Empire State Plaza in Albany.
Today, Doug and Mary Lyall are scheduled to attend the Good Shepherd Church in Glenville to speak to the congregation about the Center for Hope. Every month, the congregation donates to a nonprofit organization and chose the Lyalls' center was chosen for March. A member of the group receiving the donation speaks at services on the first Sunday of the month.
When the invitation was set up, Mary Lyall said, "They didn't realize that the first Sunday is March 2, so maybe it will easier than I thought."
The big day of remembrance will be Sunday, April 6, Missing Persons Day in New York state and what would have been their daughter's 30th birthday. Families of missing loved ones will mingle and hear speakers at the State Museum for a daylong program.
The Lyalls hope to some day take part in a National Missing Persons Day, also on April 6. The measure has been approved by Congress.
State Police also remembered the anniversary. "Suzanne was a sophomore at the university and talented in the operation of personal computers and enjoyed using computerized online services," Troop G headquarters in Loudonville said in a news release.
Hoping to drum up new leads, State Police provided a number for anyone with information -- 783-3211. Tips would be treated as confidential.
-- Carol DeMare
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Lyall Family Aids Missing Persons Fundraiser
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By lunchtime, more than 60 riders turned out for their leg of a 12 hour spin-a-thon relay.
"For most people, when they get done, they're pretty tired. I mean an hour on the spin bike you can probably burn 7 to 900 calories," says Event Co-Chair Regina Epp.
But these people are riding for more than fitness. They're raising money to put up posters to help raise awareness about missing children.
"That's their goal. That this poster will trigger somebody's memory. Somebody will see this person, call it in and we'll be able to find them and reconnect the families," says Stacy Herron, Chairperson of The Greater Capital District RIDE for Missing Children.
Some of the money will also go towards the Center for Hope...An organization created by the Lyall family, after their daughter Suzanne went missing 10 years ago.
"It was 10 years ago today that was the last time I spoke to Suzie so I'm having a tough time dealing with that," says Suzanne's mother Mary Lyall.
"Certainly 10 years ago or 9 years ago we didn't feel like at this point in time we would still be looking for answers but here we are," says her father, Doug Lyall.
Suzanne Lyall was a 19-year-old UAlbany student when she disappeared on March 2nd, 1998. She was last seen getting off a CDTA bus on campus. Her parents established the Center for Hope in her honor as a way to guide other families going through the same struggle.
"Where do you go, who do you talk to, what should I do next. Those are our goals. To help them so they don't have to go through what we've been going through," Mary Lyall says,
Together, the Lyalls and the cyclists work hand in hand, hoping their work will somehow, someway, bring a missing person home.
"If we got one it would be the whole day. It would be beautiful," says Herron.
For more information on The Center for Hope, visit http://www.hope4themissing.org/
Lyall Family Aids Missing Persons Fundraiser
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By lunchtime, more than 60 riders turned out for their leg of a 12 hour spin-a-thon relay.
"For most people, when they get done, they're pretty tired. I mean an hour on the spin bike you can probably burn 7 to 900 calories," says Event Co-Chair Regina Epp.
But these people are riding for more than fitness. They're raising money to put up posters to help raise awareness about missing children.
"That's their goal. That this poster will trigger somebody's memory. Somebody will see this person, call it in and we'll be able to find them and reconnect the families," says Stacy Herron, Chairperson of The Greater Capital District RIDE for Missing Children.
Some of the money will also go towards the Center for Hope...An organization created by the Lyall family, after their daughter Suzanne went missing 10 years ago.
"It was 10 years ago today that was the last time I spoke to Suzie so I'm having a tough time dealing with that," says Suzanne's mother Mary Lyall.
"Certainly 10 years ago or 9 years ago we didn't feel like at this point in time we would still be looking for answers but here we are," says her father, Doug Lyall.
Suzanne Lyall was a 19-year-old UAlbany student when she disappeared on March 2nd, 1998. She was last seen getting off a CDTA bus on campus. Her parents established the Center for Hope in her honor as a way to guide other families going through the same struggle.
"Where do you go, who do you talk to, what should I do next. Those are our goals. To help them so they don't have to go through what we've been going through," Mary Lyall says,
Together, the Lyalls and the cyclists work hand in hand, hoping their work will somehow, someway, bring a missing person home.
"If we got one it would be the whole day. It would be beautiful," says Herron.
For more information on The Center for Hope, visit http://www.hope4themissing.org/
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Tenth anniversary of disappearance of Suzanne Lyall
Updated: 03/02/2008 09:39 AM
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ALBANY, N.Y. -- Sunday marks the tenth anniversary of the disappearance of Suzanne Lyall.
The SUNY student was last seen March 2nd, 1998 leaving her job at Babbage's Software in Crossgates Mall. Just before 9:30 p.m., she got on a CDTA bus to Collins Circle at UAlbany. Lyall was a sophomore at UAlbany at the time.
State Police continue to investigate her disappearance. If you can help them out, call the barracks in Loudonville.
Tenth anniversary of disappearance of Suzanne Lyall
Updated: 03/02/2008 09:39 AM
By: Web Staff
ALBANY, N.Y. -- Sunday marks the tenth anniversary of the disappearance of Suzanne Lyall.
The SUNY student was last seen March 2nd, 1998 leaving her job at Babbage's Software in Crossgates Mall. Just before 9:30 p.m., she got on a CDTA bus to Collins Circle at UAlbany. Lyall was a sophomore at UAlbany at the time.
State Police continue to investigate her disappearance. If you can help them out, call the barracks in Loudonville.
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Ten years since Suzanne Lyall's disappearance
GLENVILLE, N.Y. - Suzanne Lyall's father Doug said, "Ordinarily, anniversaries don't mean much. One day is like the other but this, 10 years has a different feel and a different sound and it's definitely having an impact on me."
The Lyalls said it's hard to believe that their youngest daughter Suzanne has been missing now for ten years. She would be 29, turning 30 on April 6th, but that's not how her family thinks of her.
"You always have this mental image of her as the age when she went missing or even as a little girl. Your mind plays tricks on you," said Doug Lyall.
Suzanne disappeared without a trace in 1998. Searches and investigations turned up no evidence of what happened to her the night she got on a bus heading back to her college dorm after a night of work at Crossgates Mall. Her parents say they opted not to just sit still, instead founding the Center for Hope in 2000. It's a not-for-profit group which supports other families of missing people like the Szostack family, whose son Joshua is also missing.
Mary Lyall said, "If we didn't have something to focus on, we wouldn't be able to move on and keep going. We have to keep busy and if we don't, we'll just sit here and feel sorry for ourselves."
Doug added, "I'm not sure how we survived ten years, but it's just putting one foot in front of the other and like Mary said, having our organization and being able to really have some control over something in our lives is very important."
They say it's also important that, until they have all the answers, they keep hoping to see Suzanne again.
"I would give anything to have her walk in the door right now. I would do anything," said Mary.
Doug and Mary have also been working to designate Suzanne's birthday, April 6th, as National Missing Persons Day. So far, it has been approved by Congress.
New York State's Missing Persons Day is currently held on April 6th and it's on that day that families and friends of missing people come together to help one another cope.
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Posted: March 2, 2008 09:01 PM CST
10 years ago, a local UAlbany coed disappeared; on Sunday, police and her family reminded the public that they haven't forgotten her.
The New York state police say they are still investigating the disappearance of Suzanne Lyall. Lyall was last seen on the evening of March 2nd, 1998 as she left work at Crossgates Mall.
She boarded a CDTA bus and it's believed that she got off at Collins Circle. Any one with information about Lyall is asked to call (518) 783-3211.
10 Yrs Later, Police & Family Have Not Forgotten Coed
Posted: March 2, 2008 09:01 PM CST
10 years ago, a local UAlbany coed disappeared; on Sunday, police and her family reminded the public that they haven't forgotten her.
The New York state police say they are still investigating the disappearance of Suzanne Lyall. Lyall was last seen on the evening of March 2nd, 1998 as she left work at Crossgates Mall.
She boarded a CDTA bus and it's believed that she got off at Collins Circle. Any one with information about Lyall is asked to call (518) 783-3211.
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Lyall still missing after 10 years
GLENVILLE - One of the Capital Region's well known missing person cases is once again getting attention.
It's been exactly a decade since Suzanne Lyall disappeared from the campus of the University at Albany.
Lyall's parents, Doug and Mary Lyall, continue to hope that someone will come forward with information that can help crack the case.
"Here we are 10 years later. I would give anything to have her walk in the door right now. I would give anything," said Mary Lyall.
It's believed on March 2, 1998 Suzanne Lyall got off a bus and vanished. That was the last time anyone saw the UAlbany computer science major.
Her parents don't call this an anniversary.
"When you say anniversary, I think of celebration, and this is not a good day for me," Mary Lyall said.
On this day, Mary Lyall pins her daughter's picture close to her heart.
"My birthday was yesterday, which is the last time I spoke with her 10 years ago," Mary Lyall explained.
"I don't understand it and really not sure how we survived 10 years," Doug Lyall said.
The Ballston Spa couple spoke Sunday at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Glenville, where members sang songs of hope.
The Lyalls spread the word about their Center for Hope. It's the non profit organization the they started eight years ago for families of missing people. It's helped channel grief into something good, like the New York State Missing Person's Remembrance near the Empire State Plaza.
The Lyalls come to the memorial every chance they get and they'll be here again on April 6 -- Suzanne's 30th birthday.
The Center for Hope and the monument keep the Lyall's clinging to hope.
"We have hope up until the day police call us and say they found remains. Always going to be hopeful she comes back," said Mary.
The Lyalls and police plead for anyone to call with any information. One small bit of information may be the missing piece to the puzzle they so desperately need.
Lyall still missing after 10 years
GLENVILLE - One of the Capital Region's well known missing person cases is once again getting attention.
It's been exactly a decade since Suzanne Lyall disappeared from the campus of the University at Albany.
Lyall's parents, Doug and Mary Lyall, continue to hope that someone will come forward with information that can help crack the case.
"Here we are 10 years later. I would give anything to have her walk in the door right now. I would give anything," said Mary Lyall.
It's believed on March 2, 1998 Suzanne Lyall got off a bus and vanished. That was the last time anyone saw the UAlbany computer science major.
Her parents don't call this an anniversary.
"When you say anniversary, I think of celebration, and this is not a good day for me," Mary Lyall said.
On this day, Mary Lyall pins her daughter's picture close to her heart.
"My birthday was yesterday, which is the last time I spoke with her 10 years ago," Mary Lyall explained.
"I don't understand it and really not sure how we survived 10 years," Doug Lyall said.
The Ballston Spa couple spoke Sunday at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Glenville, where members sang songs of hope.
The Lyalls spread the word about their Center for Hope. It's the non profit organization the they started eight years ago for families of missing people. It's helped channel grief into something good, like the New York State Missing Person's Remembrance near the Empire State Plaza.
The Lyalls come to the memorial every chance they get and they'll be here again on April 6 -- Suzanne's 30th birthday.
The Center for Hope and the monument keep the Lyall's clinging to hope.
"We have hope up until the day police call us and say they found remains. Always going to be hopeful she comes back," said Mary.
The Lyalls and police plead for anyone to call with any information. One small bit of information may be the missing piece to the puzzle they so desperately need.
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Candlelight vigil to honor, remember those missing
Published: April 04, 2008 11:26 pm
Rebecca Boysen
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CLINTON — Family and friends of missing teen Ben Roseland are holding a candlelight vigil tonight to pray for his safe return and remember missing persons across the country. Community members are welcome at the event, and organizers encourage anyone with a missing loved one to attend.
The event will be held at 7 p.m. in Clinton Park, located at the corner of Third Avenue South and Third Street.
The vigil is being held as a preview to the April 6 Missing Persons Day in New York state, which was created in 2001 in remembrance of the birthday of Suzanne Lyall, the University of Alabama student who disappeared 10 years ago. Suzanne’s parents, Doug and Mary Lyall, are working to get April 6 declared as National Missing Persons Day to not only memorialize their daughter, but to raise the nation's awareness of missing people, provide hope to their families, and recognize the efforts of law enforcement.
May 25 was established as National Missing Children's Day in 1983, but a day has not yet been set aside to remember those Americans who are over the age of 18 and missing from their loved ones.
The Lyalls also helped to establish the 2003 amendment to the Amber Alert bill, called Suzanne's Law, which prohibits law enforcement agencies from imposing a waiting period before accepting reports of missing persons between the ages of 18 and 21.
Organizers of the vigil urge anyone with a missing loved one to attend tonight's event and bring a photo or flyer to share. Mayor Rodger Holm will be on hand to welcome those in attendance, and Father Richard Okumu of the Church of the Visitation in Camanche will lead the group in prayer.
Pastor Debby Manion, of Clinton Community Christian Church, will give a reading from the Bible, and a friend of the Roseland family, Pam Drury, will lead the group in song. Roseland’s sister, Audra, will deliver the closing statement. Candles will be provided, but participants may bring their own.
Organizers wish to thank those who helped make the vigil possible, including Clinton Chapel Snell-Zornig Funeral Home and Crematory, Ruhl & Ruhl Realty and Clinton-Wilbert Vaults Inc., and hope the event will help honor the spirit of those who are missing.
“We’re hoping to use this event to inspire hope and bring the community together,†said Julie Connell, Roseland’s aunt and an organizer of the vigil. “And we just want to make everyone aware that he is still missing, and we are still looking.â€
Roseland, 19, has been missing since Feb. 9, when he was last seen by friends after leaving a house in the 400 block of 10th Avenue South headed to Hy-Vee. He is described by officials as a white male, standing 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighing 175 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes.
Anyone with any information is urged to contact the Clinton Police Department at 563-243-1458.
Candlelight vigil to honor, remember those missing
Published: April 04, 2008 11:26 pm
Rebecca Boysen
Herald Staff Writer
CLINTON — Family and friends of missing teen Ben Roseland are holding a candlelight vigil tonight to pray for his safe return and remember missing persons across the country. Community members are welcome at the event, and organizers encourage anyone with a missing loved one to attend.
The event will be held at 7 p.m. in Clinton Park, located at the corner of Third Avenue South and Third Street.
The vigil is being held as a preview to the April 6 Missing Persons Day in New York state, which was created in 2001 in remembrance of the birthday of Suzanne Lyall, the University of Alabama student who disappeared 10 years ago. Suzanne’s parents, Doug and Mary Lyall, are working to get April 6 declared as National Missing Persons Day to not only memorialize their daughter, but to raise the nation's awareness of missing people, provide hope to their families, and recognize the efforts of law enforcement.
May 25 was established as National Missing Children's Day in 1983, but a day has not yet been set aside to remember those Americans who are over the age of 18 and missing from their loved ones.
The Lyalls also helped to establish the 2003 amendment to the Amber Alert bill, called Suzanne's Law, which prohibits law enforcement agencies from imposing a waiting period before accepting reports of missing persons between the ages of 18 and 21.
Organizers of the vigil urge anyone with a missing loved one to attend tonight's event and bring a photo or flyer to share. Mayor Rodger Holm will be on hand to welcome those in attendance, and Father Richard Okumu of the Church of the Visitation in Camanche will lead the group in prayer.
Pastor Debby Manion, of Clinton Community Christian Church, will give a reading from the Bible, and a friend of the Roseland family, Pam Drury, will lead the group in song. Roseland’s sister, Audra, will deliver the closing statement. Candles will be provided, but participants may bring their own.
Organizers wish to thank those who helped make the vigil possible, including Clinton Chapel Snell-Zornig Funeral Home and Crematory, Ruhl & Ruhl Realty and Clinton-Wilbert Vaults Inc., and hope the event will help honor the spirit of those who are missing.
“We’re hoping to use this event to inspire hope and bring the community together,†said Julie Connell, Roseland’s aunt and an organizer of the vigil. “And we just want to make everyone aware that he is still missing, and we are still looking.â€
Roseland, 19, has been missing since Feb. 9, when he was last seen by friends after leaving a house in the 400 block of 10th Avenue South headed to Hy-Vee. He is described by officials as a white male, standing 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighing 175 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes.
Anyone with any information is urged to contact the Clinton Police Department at 563-243-1458.
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Missing Persons Day
April 6, 2008
CAPITAL REGION, N.Y. -- Sunday marks the Seventh Annual Missing Persons Day.
Like last year's ceremony, family and friends of missing persons will gather Sunday afternoon at the New York State Museum. They will remember the nearly 2,500 missing New Yorkers and 90,000 missing from across the country.
Congresswoman Kirsten Gillibrand, Albany Mayor Jerry Jennings, Albany County Executive Michael Breslin and Assembly Minority Leader Leader James Tedisco are expected to speak and a candlelight vigil will follow the ceremony at the New York State Missing Persons Remembrance Monument at the Empire State Plaza.
This year's ceremony is particularly meaningful because it marks the 30th birthday of missing UAlbany student Suzanne Lyall. She disappeared heading back to campus from Crossgates Mall in March 1998.
Missing Persons Day
April 6, 2008
CAPITAL REGION, N.Y. -- Sunday marks the Seventh Annual Missing Persons Day.
Like last year's ceremony, family and friends of missing persons will gather Sunday afternoon at the New York State Museum. They will remember the nearly 2,500 missing New Yorkers and 90,000 missing from across the country.
Congresswoman Kirsten Gillibrand, Albany Mayor Jerry Jennings, Albany County Executive Michael Breslin and Assembly Minority Leader Leader James Tedisco are expected to speak and a candlelight vigil will follow the ceremony at the New York State Missing Persons Remembrance Monument at the Empire State Plaza.
This year's ceremony is particularly meaningful because it marks the 30th birthday of missing UAlbany student Suzanne Lyall. She disappeared heading back to campus from Crossgates Mall in March 1998.
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