C.J Call Home!
April 28, 2009 by Steve Elledge
A very scary and mysterious development going on at work. I rent an office in a suite that is leased to the Casper Area Economic Development(CAEDA) group. Myself, our Business Council Ag Manager, and my Admin Assistant plus 3 from University of Wyoming occupy the suite along with the CAEDA staff of 4. The newest staff member of CAEDA is C.J. Swenson, a recent graduate of Seattle University with a degree in Philosophy and a minor in Economics …. a real brain!.
C.J. is a quiet young man, kind of hard to get to know. He is a deep thinker and an avid reader. Reads magazines like The Economist cover to cover – intelligent guy. Takes a while to warm up to because he is so timid & meek but I have really gotten to like him. Just a really mysterious guy. He is very conscientous and thorough. Anyway …………………
C.J. left work last Friday and we haven’t seen or heard from him since. Didn’t show up Monday, didn’t call (this is a guy who calls if he is 5 minutes late). His phone goes direct to answering service. Didn’t show again this morning or call. His mother phoned about 9:00 this morning to inquire if we knew his whereabouts. No one had seen or heard from him since Friday. Then his boss inquired at his favorite book & coffee store and learned that he had spent a good part of Saturday there reading, drinking coffee, and staring out the front window on to Center street.
It is known he has some friends in Billings and presumably Seattle but nobody knows who they are. Anyway, his mother informed us that a Missing Persons Report has been filed and the police may be stopping by to ask questions. They didn’t show today – maybe tomorrow. She asked if he had been acting strange Friday. Heck, I visited with him Friday afternoon and he seemed as normal as C.J. can seem. Anyway I am worried ….. this kind of stuff bothers me so I am asking for all of you to pray for CJ’s safe return. Don’t have a clue what is going on and that is when the worst cases start crossing my mind.
AND – just to add a little intrigue the phone rang here at the house tonight between 5:30 and 6:00 – Vic answered and whomever hung up. Happens alot right? Yep – but just to work my imagination the caller ID showed a female name and the number was from Billings! I called it back within two minutes and tried several times later – just rang & rang & no answer. Could CJ have been trying to contact me and got cold feet when Vic answered? Is he in Billings with some chickie baby? OR, has my imagination run amok? After all, he doesnt work for me – though I probably talk with him more than anyone there and feel like we have some sort of rapport. He is really difficult to communicate with and hard to get to know. Man …. I just hope he is all right!
CALL HOME CJ!
And ….. maybe they have located him by now ….. I probably wouldnt hear until tomorrow. But I have had texts tonight from both his boss and a coworker of his telling me there is nothing new and asking if I have heard anything.
This is “Without a Trace” type stuff man …….. hope it turns out well. Say a prayer for CJ.
The Dad
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UPDATE! CJ HAS BEEN LOCATED.
This is television type stuff folks! CJ has been located in Long Island, New York. He is now staying at a Russian Orthodox Monastary in northern Pennsylvania. His mother called this morning with the news that he apparently had a mental breakdown on Saturday and decided to locate an Orthodox Priest he knew in California. He learned the priest had been transferred to Long Island, NY. He apparently DROVE his rattle-trap car to Long Island only to learn that the priest was out of the country until next week. The folks there took him to a Monastary in northern PA to take care of him until the Priest returns next week.
That is all we know at this time. More to this saga I am sure! WOW!
Thanks for prayers on his behalf – sounds like he is safe.
The Dad
Wow! You sure have some interesting stuff going on at your work, almost sounds like you work in a salon!!! Glad C.J. was located and is safe.
Love to all,
Wendy