Missing man’s disappearance ‘more and more worrisome’
Car discovered by police on Wednesday
Family and friends of Gary Forster — missing since Jan. 15 — are reaching out to anyone who might have met the 61-year-old Lachute resident in recent weeks.
“We just want him to come home,” said Forster’s 32-year-old daughter, Chelsea, who lives downtown.
“This is so unusual because my father is the type of person who loves to talk.
“I speak to him by phone at least every other day, and I found it was very odd that he wasn’t returning my voice mails.”
Forster last got together with his family on Jan. 13 to celebrate the birthday of his granddaughter, and he last spoke with his wife by phone the next day.
His wife was in Montreal spending time with Chelsea and her children.
Forster’s family grew worried when they didn’t hear from him by last Thursday and they drove up to his house in Lachute.
The door to the house was locked and everything seemed to be in order inside. His car, a champagnecoloured Toyota Corolla, was missing from the driveway.
Provincial police on Wednesday noted that Forster’s car was found near the Atwater Market, where it had been towed from nearby Workman St. on Jan. 18 by snowclearing crews. A ticket was placed on the windshield of the four-door vehicle.
The discovery of Forster’s vehicle has made the missing-persons case “more and more worrisome,” said Sgt. Benoit Richard of the Sûreté du Québec.
Chelsea said her father appeared upbeat recently, having just completed renovations to his basement. Whenever the retired truck driver had to go on a trip, he advised his family in advance and would call his daughters regularly.
“This is just so strange,” she said. “We have an old, sick cat at home and my dad would hand feed it every day.”
Police from both the Argenteuil force and the SQ had earlier appealed for help from the public in locating Forster.
Forster is 5-feet-8 and has greyblue eyes and brown hair.
The family has set up a Facebook page to help in the search.
Anyone with information on Forster is asked to call the SQ at 1-800659-4264.