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Help find Sean Sidi

We need your help to find our son

Video of SEAN SIDI from cousin RACHEL JONES

 

This VIDEO was made by Sean's cousin Rachel Jones in 2014.

Sean and Rachel were close, and like the rest of us - she was deeply affected when Sean vanished. It is painful for us to watch, as I'm sure it must have been for Rachel to make. Thank you RACHEL for helping us keep HOPE alive. 99% of the people in the video are relatives of Sean, both from Europe and Hawaii - Danielle (Sean's sister) is pictured in many of the pics. 

Most of the pics are pre-inury, but some (with Sean in a wrist cast & head partially shaved) were POST injury, near the time he vanished. in May 21, 2013. 

We still hold onto HOPE that Sean will be returned to us, one day. 


https://docs.google.com/…/0By8sAULQ_6t-dzBJUHRGdkdteXM/edit…

 

see www.seansidi.com or www.facebook.com/findseansidi for more information about Sean SIDI, who vanished from San Francisco, CA on May 21, 2013, (at age 19), shortly after sustaining a severe traumatic brain injury. Please keep an eye out for Sean - who may be lost amongst the homeless with no memory - very FAR from S.F.

HELP KEEP THE SEARCH FOR SEAN SIDI ALIVE. SAVE THE DATE SAT MAY 17TH AT 12:30 PM

PLEASE SAVE THE DATE OF SATURDAY, MAY 17TH - MARKING 1 YEAR SINCE SEAN VANISHED WITHOUT A TRACE FROM SAN FRANCISCO...

We hope to gather a group and WALK Sean’s last route the day he vanished on May 21, 2013. We will START at FAIS/IHS at 150 Oak Street in San Francisco, the location Sean was LAST seen ALIVE. WE will WALK @ 20 blocks to Golden GATE Park (ping location of Sean’s last phone call) to the corner of John F. Kennedy and Stanyan Street & meet at grassy area in front of McLaren Lodge. There we hope to hear from YOU and special GUESTS K-9 Forensics SAR TEAM (& meet the canine members). 

YOUR PARTICIPATION WILL GREATLY HELP KEEP THE PUBLIC'S, MEDIA'S & LAW ENFORCEMENT'S FOCUS ON SEARCHING FOR Sean Sidi. 

MORE INFORMATION TO BE POSTED IN THE COMING DAYS.

ACCORDING TO DOCTORS SEAN FACES A "HIGH RISK OF DEATH" AS A MISSING PERSON.  DUE TO HIS INJURY SEAN DOES NOT HAVE THE CAPACITY TO KEEP HIMSELF SAFE.  EACH DAY ON THE STREETS IS A DEATH SENTENCE FOR SEAN (SIDI).  Please help us keep the search for Sean ALIVE. 

IF YOU CAN'T WALK VERY FAR, PLAN TO ATTEND AT THE MID OR END POINT.  WE WILL HAVE CARS TRANSPORTING PEOPLE BACK TO 150 OAK ST (START LOCATION).


For more information about the search for critically injured Sean Sidi, 19 yrs. (age time of missing), missing from San Francisco May 21, 2013, please see www.facebook.com/findseansidi or www.seansidi.com.

WE STILL HAVE THOUSANDS OF Sean’s FLIERS, ready to be mailed to anyone, anywhere in the United States, willing to help us search for Sean. Please email lynnkching@yahoo.com with your address to have a packet sent to you. 

PLEASE KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN FOR SEAN SIDI, PARTICULARLY AMONG THE HOMELESS!! He has suffered a recent brain injury and may be disoriented and not know his name and/or his prior life. He is 19 yrs. old (time of missing), Asian/White, 5'5" 120 lbs and slim build, dark brown hair & eyes, wears SILVER dental braces, has dimples, and scar on right forehead from brain surgery.

 

Words of HOPE about Sean SIDI, from a Street Youth

Over the past 10 months since our son, Sean SIDI went missing from San Francisco on May 21, 2013, we have been blessed with the support of MANY -

Recently Lynn (Sean's mom) received an email from a street youth who was a former missing person, who we will call 'MM'. MM has lived in Golden Gate Park and is wise to the ways of the streets. She also has been on the look out for Sean (SIDI) - for some time now. MM is aware that Sean suffered a life threatening traumatic brain injury shortly before going missing, and may not be cognizant of who he is/we are.

 

THE email from MM said:

 

"I tried with a group to find Sean at GGP (Golden Gate Park). I was a missing youth for a few years and I know that a young person can be successful and healthy with his injuries. PLEASE DON'T GIVE UP HOPE."

 

Thank you MM for your letter of HOPE, AND for searching for Sean!! 

Lynn, Claude & Danielle SIDI

 

SOME COMMENTS POSTED ON www.facebook.com/findseansidi:

 

         Renee Callantine That's a wonderful photo. I was at the US District Court in San Jose yesterday and they have Sean's flyer prominently displayed on a stand next to the elevators. You are certainly doing the best you can possibly do to find him, and I pray that he comes home soon.
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FIND SEAN SIDI Really? Thank you SO much for letting us know Renee! Thank you also to the person(s) responsible for getting Sean's flier there! In part, HOPE comes from knowing that awareness of the search for Sean is still alive. Thanks to social media and most of all - to SO MANY COMPASSIONATE PEOPLE - we stand a chance of finding Sean. At minimum, I hope that the search for Sean brings awareness to the 2,000 people who go missing every day & how public awareness CAN make a difference to many who go missing. MANY missing (of which a good number are like Sean, that is, vulnerable and at high risk due to a cognitive medical condition) are found by alert, caring members of the public. In Hope, Lynn (Sean's mom

 

For more information about the search for brain injureed Sean Sidi, missing from San Francisco May 21, 2013, please see www.facebook.com/findseansidi orwww.seansidi.com. 

Sean is 19 yrs. old, Asian/White, 5'5" 120 lbs and slim build, dark brown hair & eyes, WEARS SILVER DENTAL BRACES, has dimples, and scar on right forehead from brain surgery. He has suffered a recent severe traumatic brain injury and may be disoriented and not know his name or prior life.

Photo of Sean with dad, Claude @ April 2012 at U of Colorado, several months before Sean's brain injury/accident in Nov 2012. Second photo of Sean & sister Danielle at U of Colorado Boulder. Sean LOVES to ski and was looking forward to getting in some skiing while attending U of Colorado (at Boulder). Sean went missing from San Francisco, CA May 2013. 

We have boxes and boxes of Sean's fliers we would like to distribute.   We will gladly mail a packet of Sean’s missing person flier to you ANYWHERE IN THE U.S. Please email lynnkching@yahoo.com with your mailing address, or send a message on FB to have a packet of Sean's fliers mailed to you.

 

Friends Come Together to Support the Search for Sean SIDI

On SUNDAY, good friends Basil and his wife Nathalie, arranged a LEAFLETTING PICNIC at GOLDEN GATE Park to support the SEARCH FOR SEAN SIDI. A small group of friends gathered, passed fliers to those in Golden Gate Park and posted fliers on the streets, then met up and picnicked under SEAN'S MISSING PERSON BANNER. 

Basil's and Nathalie's words to Claude and me were, 'We wanted to let you know that although we may not see you everyday, that we are WITH you - in the search for Sean - for the LONG RUN .. also to remind each other of the strength of COMMUNITY and the RESILIENCE OF THIS search for Sean (SIDI).' 

THANK YOU BASIL & NATHALIE & to ALL of YOU who continue to support us in our search for Sean. 

see www.facebook.com/findseansidi or www.seansidi.com for more information about the search for critically injured 19 year old Sean SIDI, missing from San Francisco, CA May 21, 2013. 

PIctures below of the SUNDAY PICNIC at Golden Gate Park, San Francisco & OF FRIEND BASIL, holding 3 day old SEAN (SIDI), 19 YEARS AGO

 

 

 

 

Comments from 2 POLICE OFFICERS about SEAN SIDI

The roller coaster of hope & disappointment continue. I try to survive by going through the exhausting process of blocking out all thoughts of my personable, good natured , charming son, who - despite the horrific accident, had the promise of a fulfilling LIFE ahead of him. Unlike a death, where pain may dim over time, the loss of having a MISSING CHILD & the anguish of NOT KNOWING become more PAINFUL as time passes, with HOPES diminished and ANXIETY INCREASING - wondering whether I will LIVE out my life NOT KNOWING WHAT HAPPENED TO SEAN......

This week, we got some help from 2 kind San Francisco Police officers. I approached 2 policemen at the Montgomery MUNI/BART station IN SAN FRANCISCO with Sean's fliers. After speaking to them, they ASKED me if I had more fliers - which of course I did. They took a stack, and had the station agent (at Montgomery) post the flier In the STATION window. They said they would distribute the fliers to other station agents. WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL TO THE 2 SAN FRANCISCO POLICE OFFICERS FOR THEIR HELP. 

INTERESTINGLY, when I asked both police officers if they would recognize Sean among the homeless, they BOTH said they would RECOGNIZE SEAN'S DIMPLES (whether smiling or not)!!! I thought that was interesting as several people have said the same thing. 

Please keep your EYES open for SEAN, among the HOMELESS, LIKELY looking FAR from the well groomed boy in these photos, except for his signature DIMPLES & BRACES....

See www.facebook.com/findseansidi or www.seansidi.com for more information on the search for 19 yr. old brain injured Sean SIDI, missing from San Francisco, CA May 21, 2013.

WE WILL MAIL A PACKAGE OF SEAN'S FLIERS TO YOU ANYWHERE IN THE U.S. if you would like to help POST Sean's fliers.. PLEASE message Lynn on FB or email lynnkching@yahoo.com with your mailing address. We have been mailing between 500 - 1,000 fliers out each week. 

Sean is 19 yrs old, Asian/White, 5'5" 120 lbs, slim build, dimples, silver dental braces, bump on right forehead from brain surgery. Likely disoriented with no memory of us 
Call 911 & 415.713.5913. PLEASE TAKE A PHOTO!!!!

 

HELP NEEDED SEARCHING FOR SEAN SIDI - NEAR LOS ANGELES, BAKERSFIELD ETC.

SEARCHING FOR SEAN SIDI 8 MONTHS LATER 

It has been 8 months since Sean (age 19) vanished without a trace from San Francisco, CA. From day one, Sean’s severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) stacked the odds of survival AGAINST him. Doctors were clear about this. On the other hand, the prayers and help from so many of you continue to give us HOPE that we may find Sean in time. 

To that end – WE ARE AGAIN ASKING FOR YOUR HELP. 

OVERALL PLAN: We continue to follow ALL leads (they continue to come in). However, since we have NO confirmed leads placing Sean at a definite location, and given the possibility that Sean may be on the move (and the urgency of finding Sean ASAP) - the search for SEAN is being coordinated from 3 main areas. 

1. BAKERSFIELD, STOCKTON, SACRAMENTO, LOS ANGELES – ALONG HWY 5 

THIS IS THE AREA THAT WE NEED THE MOST HELP !!!!! 

IF YOU HAVE CONTACTS – (friends, church groups etc) IN THIS AREA – WE DESPERATELY NEED HELP WITH POSTING & DISTRIBUTING SEAN’S FLIERS TO HOMELESS SHELTERS, SOUP KITCHENS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOMS AND TO THOSE LIVING ON THE STREETS/ PARKS. 


2. SAN DIEGO AND SURROUNDING AREAS

Many living on the streets are moving SOUTH this time of year. 

The Southern Division of ‘NOR CAL Alliance for the Missing’ has started distribution of Sean’s fliers in San Diego and surrounding areas. However, this is a VAST AREA with MANY SHELTERS & LOTS of PEOPLE LIVING ON THE STREETS. 

MORE HELP IS DESPERATELY NEEDED TO POST AND DISTRIBUTE SEAN’S FLIERS TO HOMELESS SHELTERS, SOUP KITCHENS , LAW ENFORCEMENT AND HOSPITALS IN THE SAN DIEGO area.

3. NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

This is ground zero. Thanks to ALL OF YOU, fliers continue to be distributed throughout Northern California. 
YOU CAN CONTINUE TO HELP BY KEEPING AN EYE OUT FOR SEAN, AND BY CONTINUING TO REPOST AND DISTRIBUTE SEANS FLIERS THROUGHOUT SAN FRANCISCO, MARIN, THRU SANTA CRUZ AND THE ENTIRE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AREA. 

We are also seeking help in sending Sean’s flier to all homeless shelters and soup kitchens THROUGHOUT California. Seehttp://www.homelessshelterdirectory.org/

Thank you ALL!! If we find Sean, it will be due to ALL OF YOU!!!! 

Lynn, Claude & Danielle SIDI

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Please email lynnkching@yahoo.com for fliers - We will gladly mail a package to you.

For more information on the search for critically injured Sean SIDI, age 19, missing from San Francisco, California May 21, 2013, see www.facebook.com/findseansidi or www.seansidi.com. Please text any pictures to 415.713.5913 or lynnkching@yahoo.com

 

UPDATE: SEAN SIDI VIDEO SURVEILLANCE AT PEETS SAN RAFAEL AND LAUREL VILLAGE, SAN FRANCISCO


We were in contact with managers at PEETS in San Rafael this weekend. Over the last 2 days, PEETS’ explanation as to WHO previously viewed the video – IF AT ALL- has changed several times. We are unsure as to why this is occurring and hope to get coherent answers this week.

The vendor at Laurel Village SF has indicated that we must provide exact DATE and TIME (within an hour) to access video surveillance. With the permission of the person who provided the tip, we have asked the vendor to access purchase information to attempt to pin down date/time. A week has elapsed with no answers. 

THANK YOU to so many of you who have posted in Marin!!!! Apparently, the fliers near the San Rafael/3rd Street PEETS location are being pulled down within 1 - 2 days. However, it appears that you all are reposting!! 

We have been told that BOLINAS remains an overlooked area – and one with a lot of homeless people. If anyone knows people who live in the area, willing to post Sean’s missing fliers, please have them email lynnkching@yahoo.com, and we will mail a packet of fliers to them. 

Over the course of the last several months, we have had several (unconfirmed) sightings and the 'strong scent find' of the search and rescue (SAR) dogs. While NONE of the sightings have been confirmed, in the absence of other information, we remain hopeful that Sean is still ALIVE. That being said, doctors have warned that Sean DOES NOT have time on his side. 

Please keep an eye out for SEAN SIDI, particularly among people living on the streets or in the parks. Sean is Asian/Caucasian, 19 years old, 5’5”, 120 lbs, slim build; dark brown eyes and dark brown wavy hair (AFRO looking if not trimmed); he wears SILVER DENTAL BRACES; has a BUMP on right forehead from brain surgery; right eye droops slightly; and has dimples.   See www.seansidi.com or www.facebook.com/findseansidi for more information on the search for critically injured Sean Sidi, age 19, missing from San Francisco, CA May 21, 2013. 

If you think that you see Sean, please text or email a PICTURE of “SEAN” to 415.713.5913 or lynnkching@yahoo.com. REMEMBER, TO ACCESS SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS, we will need the DATE, TIME and LOCATION of the “Sean sighting”. 

Photo of Sean (center) @ Feb 2013, several months before he vanished from SF on May 21, 2013.