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It is unfortunate that Memorial Day fell on this day, but that is just the way the calendar falls. Today is usually designated as National Missing Children's Day, because 47 years ago, just weeks after my mother's death, the disappearance of Etan Patz in SoHo set the gold standard for future missing child cases.
The story went national fast, with Etan being the most renowned poster child on a milk carton; he started this movement to try and locate missing children.
He would have been 53 today. But left us all too soon.
The person considered responsible, Pedro Hernandez, remains in custody. May he do so the rest of his life.
I was already an adult when Etan vanished, but I remembered it as a transitory period in which adults and children alike looked differently upon childhood.
Rest In Peace, Etan. You are not forgotten!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2 comments:
the people who say his mother was irresponsible, they don’t realize how it was back then.
We ALL walked to school or rode our bikes!!
Before Adam Walsh & Etan, the world was more innocent.
Victoria, You are right about that. I read John Walsh's book about Adam; it was heartbreaking.
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