It is almost 1 month since Alicia died. I vividly recall the Friday evening when she came home with a friend after working at Planet Granite. She bopped in the door, headed straight for her room after the obligatory "Hi Pops". She grabbed a backpack full of stuff and headed out the door. She was supposed to meet up with some TEAM friends and spend the evening. How could I have known that would be the last time I seen her alive?
I remember Saturday afternoon, 20Mar10 receiving a call about 1:30pm from a friend of hers who was visiting colleges in Montana that asked her Alicia was. I recall stating she should be at work by now knowing she had a party shift from noon to 2:30pm. Minutes later, he called back and said not to be alarmed, but Alicia was missing. He relayed that another friend who was with her on Friday would call shortly. Within 1 minute, the other person called and told me what was know thus far and I should meet him at a grocery store near by.
I yelled at Jasmine to get ready to go quickly. Cathie was at the gym working out. Jasmine and I left multiple messages and headed out. We met her friend and followed him up to the park area where we were met by a US Forest Ranger. He explained the situation as far as he knew. Alicia's best friend was there and had called the Marin Search and Rescue of which she was a member. Within 30 minutes, officials and trucks began arriving. Within the next 45 minutes a full command post had been established and the searchers were gearing up. The ramp up by the walking teams, dog teams, horse teams, aircraft, watercraft was absolutely amazing.
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