mustn lemony: Missing Person Joshua Guimond ? Tenth Anniversary

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Missing Person Joshua Guimond ? Tenth Anniversary - Immelman

On Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012 a memorial service commemorating the 10th anniversary of?the disappearance of St. John?s University student Joshua Guimond?was?held at Holy Cross Lutheran Church?in?Josh?s home town of Maple Lake, Minn. The 20-year-old junior vanished mysteriously while returning on foot from a card game at Metten Court to his room in nearby St. Maur House around midnight on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2002.

Josh remains missing and his case appears no closer to resolution than the day he vanished?10 years ago.

Vist the ?Find Joshua? website at?http://www.findjoshua.com/

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Friends, Family Gather to Remember Guimond on 10th Anniversary of Disappearance

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By Ben Katzner
St. Cloud Times
November 10, 2012

MAPLE LAKE ? Ten years after the disappearance of St. John?s University student Josh Guimond, as many as 100 people crowded into Maple Lake?s Holy Cross Church on Saturday to remember.

Stories shared, fond memories were revisited and there were even some laughs. But the one thing they wanted most ? Joshua to share in all those things with them ? was still missing.

?It?s just a shame, I can picture him there, I can picture him with us but I really wish he was here,? said Guimond?s mother, Lisa Cheney. ?It helps just to know that people out there still remember, that makes a big difference.?

Guimond was last seen in the dark hours of Nov. 9, 2002, leaving a friend?s campus apartment headed for his dorm. He was then a 20-year-old junior at St. John?s.

Somehing happened, although no one is quite sure what, and Guimond never made it back to his dorm. Weeks of searching, speculation and frustration followed, but ultimately led to few answers and plenty of questions.

Every year since, friends and family of Guimond have gathered to take part in the cathartic process of remembering.

?It?s awesome because the scariest thing about this whole deal is that you think that you?re the only one that remembers, and then you find out that you?re not the only one. There?s a lot of people out there that pray for him every day and they show their support,? Cheney said.

One of those supporters is Sartell?s Aubrey Immelman. He been following the incident since its start and involved in the search for Joshua almost as long. Immelman said that support for Guimond?s cause hasn?t seemed to lessen over the past decade, a sentiment evident Saturday.

?The church was full. It was about the most people I?ve seen,? he said. ?It?s a somber atmosphere but the people are supportive of Josh?s family and it?s also a gathering of friends.?

?It?s sad. I never thought that it would be 10 years,? said Cheney. ?He?s missed so much.?

Guimond is gone, but event?s like the one held Saturday make sure he is most definitely not forgotten Immelman said.

?It?s a bittersweet moment, it brings Josh back a little bit so he?s still there and it gives you somewhat of a sense that at least a little bit is happening,? he said. ?It?s so important to keep it in the news. People assume that Josh has been found and that it?s all over, and people forget that we still have a missing student in our area.?

Cheney said the exposure is important to not only in her son?s case but other missing-person investigations too. Simply put, it shows that while headlines and coverage may dwindle, hope for good news and the aching for closure never dissipate.

?I?ll never have closure until we find Josh, one way or the other ? we just want someone to come forward that knows what happened to him,? Cheney said.

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Related reports on this site

Missing Person Joshua Guimond (Nov. 7, 2009)