Mental health association ‘extremely worried’ after client goes missing
Posted October 28, 2016 4:17 pm.
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The Toronto branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) is looking for help finding a longtime client who went missing last month.
Gary Weese, 64, was last seen on Sept. 25, when a family member dropped him off for a doctor’s appointment near Neilson and Ellesmere roads.
There are no signs he has been home since then — money his family left for him in his apartment was still in his apartment.
CMHA Toronto says Weese was a “regular, reliable client,” attending counselling sessions twice a week since 2001. He has only missed a handful of appointments in those 15 years.
“Gary is a very responsible person and has always called to let us know if he’s going to miss or reschedule an appointment,” said Oliver Bucknor, Weese’s longtime case manager.
“We and his family are extremely worried and want him home safe.”
Weese takes medication to help with his mental illness and lives on his own. He is five-foot-five, with an average build, 180 pounds and bald. He was last seen wearing black track pants, a blue golf shirt and black shoes.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-4300 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477).
