Jerry Tang is missing in San Francisco
Posted by Stuart at 04:02 PM on December 02, 2005
When I worked for the Internet consulting firm back in San Francisco 3 years ago, one of my favorite co-workers was a guy named Jerry Tang. He was one of the main engineers, and even though he and I never worked on the same project, he was always a good guy to chat with over the proverbial water cooler.
Last night I received an email from Jerry's wife saying that he has gone missing in the city. He is a 39 year old, 6'1" Asian guy and was last seen at his home on Ashbury St near Golden Gate Park. He had a stroke a couple of years ago (at age 37!) and needs medication for seizures.
He was also a very intelligent, super nice guy. I hope he is found safely, soon. For those of you in San Francisco, please keep your eye out for him!
News article about Jerry's disappearance
National "Missing Adults" website
Update 7 Jan 2005Over a month later, and unfortunately Jerry has still not been found. I see that a lot of people are coming to this website after searching for "Jerry Tang" on Google, so I wanted to add that perhaps the best place to get new information about the search is at a new Yahoo Group called FindJerry
As I mentioned on your blog a few months ago, the search for Jerry was covered quite well in the local SF Chronicle, and I'm glad to hear that the search is still going on, but I fear for the worst.
It was implied that Jerry had been suffering from bouts of depression, and many people assume that he took his life off the bridge. It's all very sad, but just a reminder that we all need to look after each other, and intervene when we see things going wrong.
Good job Stu - I was in the Haight today looking for Jerry. There are so many out there already! Talked to E. She was looking in the east bay Bart Stations. Ted O'Neill was out looking to. I heard McG and Michelle (I think she's in Seattle now) were in the city too.