FL FL - John Rowan, 34, Jacksonville, 23 Feb 2001

Margaret "Peg" Rowan and her husband are fighters... heavyweight contenders in the battle of their lives. A tormenting struggle to find their missing son, John, Junior, who vanished on this date in 2001.

"I just want answers. And I want answers soon!" cries Peg.

"Because the pain just gets worse!"

In February 2001, 34-year-old John Rowan was a partner in a First Coast Construction company with a loving wife and two young children.

Then without explanation, he disappeared without a trace. His pickup truck was later found in Orlando, but John has not bee seen or heard from since.

"Six long years of pain and suffering," said his mother, Peg.

She is especially heartbroken for her two grandchildren who may never know what became of their father.

"Looking at their little faces and seeing that John's not there to help Robert with his scouts now that he's involved in scouts. He's not there for Leisha's soccer matches. Everything that he was involved with himself as a young boy."

The Rowans are offering $100,000 to the person who finds their son.

http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/local/news-article.aspx?ref=rss&storyid=76649

http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/030307/met_8298339.shtml


If someone was going to just leave their life and start a new one, why wipe the car clean of fingerprints? Sounds fishy... I wonder if there were problems with his partners in the construction company...

And another link mirrors my suspicions...
http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/r/rowan_john.html
"A handwriting expert hired by authorities believed that Rowan's signature may have been forged on a form transferring his life insurance policy benefits to his business partners. Rowan purchased the policy in April 1999, which is worth three million dollars. The beneficiaries were changed from Rowan's family to his partners in April 2000, ten months prior to his disappearance. Rowan's business partners have refused to publicly comment on the matter and hired an attorney. No charges have been filed against anyone in Rowan's case and it is not known if the insurance policy is related to his disappearance. Foul play is suspected in Rowan's case. "

http://www.news4jax.com/news/14847941/detail.html

13 Dec 07

Over the nearly seven years that John Rowan Jr. has been missing, his family has become convinced that he was killed. In an effort to get the case solved, on Thursday they announced a $200,000 reward for information leading to the capture and conviction of whoever was responsible.


Rowan was 34 when he was last seen on Feb. 23, 2001.

much more at link

Here are a few more websites showing John Rowan...

John Rowen CAC Charities

John Rowan Missing Person

http://jacksonville.com/news/metro/...d_near_baldwin_likely_of_male_adult_police_sa

I wonder if this could be John?

Wow I sure hope it is him, I pray this family gets some peace.

Since he was dealing with Construction, I wonder if the Mob was involved. My brother lived in Florida and he said the Trafficante family was deep in the construction business.

Project Jason

http://www.projectjason.org/forums/index.php?topic=673.0

NamUs Profile

https://www.findthemissing.org/cases/5395/0/

CUE Center for Missing Persons

http://www.ncmissingpersons.org/john-rowan/

For 15 years, Margaret Rowan has tried to find out what happened to her son.

She was restless, so she started the John Rowan Jr. Foundation, and now she wants to raise money to bring a stone Celtic cross to Jacksonville with an inscription honoring John and all the other missing sons and daughters.

http://jacksonville.com/news/crime/...amilies-missing-adults-keep-searching-answers

John Patrick Rowan Jr.​

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Rowan, circa 2001

• Missing Since 02/23/2001
• Missing From Jacksonville, Florida
• Classification Endangered Missing
• Sex Male
• Race White
• Date of Birth 08/25/1966 (56)
• Age 34 years old
• Height and Weight 5'9 - 5'11, 220 pounds
• Clothing/Jewelry Description A white t-shirt, blue jeans and a wedding ring with three imbedded diamonds.
• Medical Conditions Rowan has been diagnosed with high blood pressure. He requires medication to regulate his condition.
• Associated Vehicle(s) Green 1999 Ford Expedition with tinted windows (accounted for)
• Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Black hair, blue eyes. Rowan had a mustache at the time of his 2001 disappearance. He has an appendectomy scar, and scars on his chest and abdomen as the result of exploratory surgery. He is an Irish citizen.

Details of Disappearance​

Rowan was born in Monasterevin, Kildare County, Ireland. He moved to the United States with his parents in 1986 and settled in Jacksonville, Florida. He helped build various construction businesses and was a partner in Murphy's Pour House, a pub in St. Augustine, Florida. He was involved also involved in the Dynamic Land Development company in 2001.

Rowan held a barbecue at his family's residence in the 4400 block of Chasewood Drive during the evening of February 22, 2001. He behaved normally during dinner and nothing seemed out of the ordinary. His wife saw him at approximately 3:00 a.m. on February 23 when she awoke briefly.

Two neighborhood girls told authorities that they saw his green 1999 Ford Expedition pulling away from his house at 5:00 a.m., which was the usual time Rowan departed for work. The vehicle has tinted windows, so the girls were unable to determine who was inside. Rowan has never been heard from again.

Rowan's vehicle was discovered abandoned in an office complex parking lot approximately one mile from the Orlando International Airport on March 23, one month after he disappeared. The Expedition had been wiped clean of any fingerprints or possible evidence. There was no sign of Rowan at the scene.

There has been no activity on his bank accounts or on his cellular phone since the day he disappeared. Rowan's family stated that it is extremely uncharacteristic of him to leave without warning.

A handwriting expert hired by authorities believed that Rowan's signature may have been forged on a form transferring his $3 million life insurance policy benefits to his business partners.

Rowan purchased the policy in April 1999. The beneficiaries were changed from Rowan's family to his partners in April 2000, ten months prior to his disappearance. Rowan's business partners have refused to publicly comment on the matter and hired an attorney.

No charges have been filed against anyone in Rowan's case and it is not known if the insurance policy is related to his disappearance.

Foul play is suspected in Rowan's case. He left behind two young sons. He was declared legally dead in 2006.

Sure sounds like some shady business partners that had ulterior motives. JMO