Found Deceased NJ - Patricia Viola, 42, Bogota, 13 Feb 2001

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I posted Patricia's site and story to the Edgewater NJ message board. I read there all the time for years, and never saw her story there, although Bogota is a couple of miles away...
Hope no one minds...just thought more eyes looking
 
Jim saw post and link I added to the Edgewater board for Patricia. He responded. He appreciated it and continues his search.
 
Pat's husband Jim informed me that Pat has a new forum. Please come and visit. http://findpat.conforums3.com/

Also, Jim wrote a lovely poem about his beloved wife:

"Broken Heart
By Jim Viola


Our hearts came together during a job interview

The courtship that followed was not out of the blue

The attraction was immediate and mutual too

The eventual wedlock was heaven to me and you

The memories were built as we shared our lives

Our children arrived early and oh what a delight

In Christine and Michael I see mirrors of you

To have a beautiful family and you at my side

My sweet Patricia I love you so

I felt so blessed as we enjoyed our sweet life

From the Jersey Shore to Disney to Shawnee and more

To be so much in love and be without a fear

And then have it disappear is too much to bear

Our hearts are now broken and our guts ache so

Not knowing where you are or if you were forced to go

The pain is so great as the tears start to flow

We must keep on going and looking for answers

They say it's God's plan but still I ask why

It's hope that we have and with all the support

Our confidence is high

You'll be back soon at our home port"
 
I just wondered if anyone could answer a couple questions abou this case. I was reading the web page last night created by Pat's husband and a couple of questions came to mind.

1. How are the police so sure that Pat did not meet with foul play? Why do they think she left on her own accord?

2. Are they making the assumption that she left on her own due to her Epilepsy? (are they leaning towards the seizure permanently incapacitating her?)

3. My aunt has Epilepsy (also G.M. seizures) and she definitely has a period of confusion and memory loss for a day afterward, but even at her worst seizure she didn't have permanent memory loss.

4. WHY would a devoted mother, friend and wife just UP and LEAVE? If that isn't foul play then I would like to know why they think it isn't....

Just a few questions...
 
amazing-sea-monkey said:
I just wondered if anyone could answer a couple questions abou this case. I was reading the web page last night created by Pat's husband and a couple of questions came to mind.

1. How are the police so sure that Pat did not meet with foul play? Why do they think she left on her own accord?

2. Are they making the assumption that she left on her own due to her Epilepsy? (are they leaning towards the seizure permanently incapacitating her?)

3. My aunt has Epilepsy (also G.M. seizures) and she definitely has a period of confusion and memory loss for a day afterward, but even at her worst seizure she didn't have permanent memory loss.

4. WHY would a devoted mother, friend and wife just UP and LEAVE? If that isn't foul play then I would like to know why they think it isn't....

Just a few questions...
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I know that the house alarm was set when she left the house...so that may be one clue that she left willingly and then ran into difficulties...
 
Patricia's story is featured today on the Project Jason-Voice for the Missing blog.

It is entitled “The Reluctant Mr.Mom”, and tells the story of a deep, abiding love.

http://voice4themissing.blogspot.com/


Be sure to help out the families of the missing by telling others about the blog. This is just another way we can reach out and let the faces of the missing be seen. We welcome appropriate website links. Other ideas are posting the blog link on other forums you frequent, and sending it out to your friends and family via email.

Thank you for helping us to help others.

Kelly Jolkowski, Mother of Missing Jason Jolkowski
President and Founder,
Project Jason
http://www.projectjason.org
Read our Voice for the Missing Blog
http://voice4themissing.blogspot.com/
 
Patricia's story is featured today on the Project Jason-Voice for the Missing blog.

It is entitled “The Reluctant Mr.Mom”, and tells the story of a deep, abiding love.

http://voice4themissing.blogspot.com/


Be sure to help out the families of the missing by telling others about the blog. This is just another way we can reach out and let the faces of the missing be seen. We welcome appropriate website links. Other ideas are posting the blog link on other forums you frequent, and sending it out to your friends and family via email.

Thank you for helping us to help others.

Kelly Jolkowski, Mother of Missing Jason Jolkowski
President and Founder,
Project Jason
http://www.projectjason.org
Read our Voice for the Missing Blog
http://voice4themissing.blogspot.com/
 
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Jim Viola stepped forward to help with our national Campaign for the Missing.

He was very willing to join us on our mission to pass legislation in each and every state pertaining to missing persons and unidentified remains. He indicated he'd had no experience in doing this, but he was still willing and ready.

Much to his surprise, he was the first person to get sponsorship for the bill.

Read his thoughts about his work on the Campaign for the Missing, and what it meant for him to have this initial victory:

http://voice4themissing.blogspot.com/2006/02/2206-first-of-many.html

Thank you.

Kelly Jolkowski, Mother of Missing Jason Jolkowski
President and Founder,
Project Jason
http://www.projectjason.org
Read our Voice for the Missing Blog
http://voice4themissing.blogspot.com/
 
http://northjersey.com/

Prayer vigil planned for missing woman
Friday, February 10, 2006


BOGOTA -- A prayer vigil marking the fifth anniversary of the disappearance of borough resident Patricia Viola is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Monday at St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church, 115 E. Fort Lee Road at Palisade Avenue.

Viola, a married mother of two, vanished Feb. 13, 2001. Then 42, Viola volunteered at her son's school library that morning and was seen by a school crossing guard at 11:35 a.m. She called her mother from her home around 1 p.m. and has not been heard from since.

Viola left all her personal belongings behind, including her epilepsy medication.

For more information, visit patriciaviolamissing.homestead.com.
 
http://northjersey.com/

Prayer vigil planned for missing woman
Friday, February 10, 2006


BOGOTA -- A prayer vigil marking the fifth anniversary of the disappearance of borough resident Patricia Viola is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Monday at St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church, 115 E. Fort Lee Road at Palisade Avenue.

Viola, a married mother of two, vanished Feb. 13, 2001. Then 42, Viola volunteered at her son's school library that morning and was seen by a school crossing guard at 11:35 a.m. She called her mother from her home around 1 p.m. and has not been heard from since.

Viola left all her personal belongings behind, including her epilepsy medication.

For more information, visit patriciaviolamissing.homestead.com.
 
From our friend, Jim Viola:

"Everyone,

Effective today, June 16, 2006, Patricia's Story has been added to the AMW web site
in the My Story section. It is in the June section and will remain there indefinitely.

To view it, click the link below:
http://www.amw.com/missing_persons/brief.cfm?id=38620

We are very excited about this considering that the AMW site get over 1 million hits per week.

Please pass this on. Thanks for everyone's continued support. We are not ready to give up by any
means.

Media outlets, please call Jim Viola at *advertiser censored*-*advertiser censored*-xxxx to arrange for an interview with AMW reps.

Thanks
Jim
http://www.patriciaviolamissing.homestead.com "

This is wonderful news for Jim and his family.

Kelly Jolkowski, Mother of Missing Jason Jolkowski
President and Founder,
Project Jason
http://www.projectjason.org
Read our Voice for the Missing Blog
http://voice4themissing.blogspot.com/
 
From our friend, Jim Viola:

"Everyone,

Effective today, June 16, 2006, Patricia's Story has been added to the AMW web site
in the My Story section. It is in the June section and will remain there indefinitely.

To view it, click the link below:
http://www.amw.com/missing_persons/brief.cfm?id=38620

We are very excited about this considering that the AMW site get over 1 million hits per week.

Please pass this on. Thanks for everyone's continued support. We are not ready to give up by any
means.

Media outlets, please call Jim Viola at *advertiser censored*-*advertiser censored*-xxxx to arrange for an interview with AMW reps.

Thanks
Jim
http://www.patriciaviolamissing.homestead.com "

This is wonderful news for Jim and his family.

Kelly Jolkowski, Mother of Missing Jason Jolkowski
President and Founder,
Project Jason
http://www.projectjason.org
Read our Voice for the Missing Blog
http://voice4themissing.blogspot.com/
 
missingmywifepat said:
Everyone,
This article appeared in the Sunday Aug. 27, 2006 Daily Mail paper in the Catskills, NY.

http://www.patriciaviolamissing.homestead.com/files/The_Daily_Mail_Article_Aug_27_2006.pdf

I had attended the Riding for Audrey (Herron) Benefit on Sat. 8/26 with my children, Christine and Michael, and had all of Pat's information on display.

Pass this article on.
Thanks.

Warmly,
Jim Viola
http://www.patriciaviolamissing.homestead.com
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I am so sorry that your wife is missing. I can't even begin to imagine what it must be like to go to bed at night wondering where she is and what has happened to her and wake up wondering the same thing. It has to be a nightmare.

I'm sure that through the years law enforcement has investigated everyone that you could possibly think of that knew Pat. Have you checked out homeless shelters? There is the possibility that she isn't in New Jersey anymore. Have you taken your search out of your home state? What a puzzle. It doesn't sound like your wife decided to just leave and start a new life somewhere else. I wonder if a co-worker picked her up at home and something happened after they left. So many possibilities.

I hope that your search comes to an end soon. Someone out there must know something. Usually a person just needs that one phone call to put all the pieces of the puzzle together. I hope that you receive that one call and that your family is united once again.
 
Press release from Jim Viola:

"Background Information

Patricia's Law and the majority of its language were born over a year ago in April 2005 as Model Legislation at the first National Strategy Meeting on identifying the Missing.

At this conference, the National Criminal Justice Reference Service brought together Federal, State and Local Law Enforcement, medical examiners and coroners, victim's advocates, forensic scientists, key policymakers and families who have lived through this tragic experience to develop the baseline Missing Persons' Model Legislation. The Model was now ready for the next step.

ProjectJason.org, a not for profit Missing Persons organization, facilitated the next step and called for volunteers in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia to retain a Sponsor to support the Model Missing Persons Legislation at the state level. Campaign for the Missing 2006, a grassroots effort, was born and volunteers came forward from many states to take the Model Legislation, tailor it for their respective state, retain a Sponsor and forge it into law.

I took on NJ and Senator Weinberg and her staff immediately embraced the new proposed Legislation, making NJ the first state to obtain sponsorship and making it a reason for all of us to be proud. I know I am.

At present, there are 22 states, including NJ actively pursuing similar legislation. Seven of those, including NJ have obtained sponsorship. Three states have passed Law in their respective state. For NJ, we are well on our way. Patricia's Law was introduced to the NJ Senate on Oct 12, 2006.

I encourage everyone to learn more about Patricia's Law and for everyone to contact their respective NJ Senators, Assemblymen, and Assemblywomen to request their support for Patricia's Law when it comes to vote.

Click here to find your District Senators, Assemblymen & Assemblywomen.

Click here to enter bill S2255 (Patricia's Law) and track it's progress.

Click here for more information about NJ's Legislative Process.

Patricia's Law will provide HOPE to families missing their loved ones by:

- Improving the Law Enforcement Community's ability to locate and ensure a safe return of missing persons.

- Improving the collection of critical information about missing persons.

- Prioritizing high-risk missing person cases, and ensuring for prompt dissemination of critical information to other law enforcement agencies and the public.

- Enhancing the current system of notifying families of missing persons.

- Improving the identification of human remains.

- Providing for feedback to families of missing persons by law enforcement in regard to the existence two National Centers,
The Center for Missing and Exploited Children and Center for Missing Adults, where families will have access many services to aid in locating their missing loved one.

I plan to continue to work with Senator Weinberg's staff and colleagues to ensure passage of Patricia's Law in NJ.

Thanks
Jim

http://www.patriciaviolamissing.homestead.com "
 
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