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Sister of missing man
pleas for safe return
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signal -star staff
Ronald Hallam's sister
made a passionate plea last
week for her missing brother
to come home sate.
Kathy Driscoll made stops
at local media outlets on April
9toreadalettershehadcom-
posed to her brother, Ronald,
missing since March 25.
In the letter, Driscoll writes:
"Your wife and children need
you at home. [Son] Philip is
asking, 'where is dad?' .... he
misses you and loves you ...
It's hard for all of us to under-
stand why this has happened
... We miss 'you and love
you and want you to come
home.”
"I think he's alive and
he's well," Driscoll told
the Signal:Star, "but I
don't think he's in this area
to be truthful."
A husband and father of
two, Ronald Hallam is known
to his friends and family as a
strong but gentle man with a
talent for woodworking. A re-
tired Volvo employee, Hallam
has spent many of his days
working in his shop, com-
pleting odd jobs for his fam-
ily and spending one-on-one
time with his 'son, 20 -year-old
Philip who was born with
Down Syndrome.
She said the past three
weeks have been a nightmare
for her and her family.
"Right now, I think were
all .too dumbfounded don't
know where to turn sort of a
thing," Driscoll said.
While Hallam's wife, Mar-
garet works to take care of and
comfort son Philip, Driscoll
said that the emodonal strain
felt by the family is wearing
on Margaret.
"If she's any-
thing like me,
I would think
she feels a big
emptiness,"
Driscoll said.
"That's the
hard par
she said, "not
knowing."
"If he would Ronald
just call us and
say he needs a
few days to get his head on
straight, we'd understand."
While friends and family
members continue to drop by
with food and meals between
makeshift search parties,
Driscoll said that each day
that Ronald remains missing
Photo by Dominique Milburn
Kathy Driscoll has arranged for a trust fund to be
established to benefit Margaret Hallam, wife of Ronald
Hallam, the Dungannon area man who has been
missing for three weeks. The account has been
opened in Margaret's name at the Credit Union on St.
David Street in Goderich.
Driscoll has set up a trust
fund account in Margaret
Hallam'sname for the family
at the Credit Union. ih Coder -
"There is no income. and
(they) are about to lose their
home," Driscoll said. "If there
are any organizations or any-
one who can find
it in their hearts to
help it would be
gready --
ated.
It's been three
weeks since Hal-
lam went missing
from his Dungan-
non -area property.
A crime unit has
Hallam wisn.b.,...• "'
continue the search
• for Hallam after
he left his Dungannon -area
home and went into the near-
by woods at Saratoga Swamp
on the morning of March 25.
Police say Hallam, an avid
hunter, may have been armed
at the time.
The Huron OPP called off
esents a monetary strain, as their extensive 'round search
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days of foot, canine and aer-
ial search efforts surrounding
Hallam's property, , as well as
home -to -home searches of
neighbouring properties.
Ronald Hallam•is described
as 5' 8" tall weighing approx-
imately 200 lbs. He is balding
with grey hair. He was last
seen wearing a rod and black
lumberjack style jacket, a
black ball cap, light coloured
work pants, a dark grey t -shirt
and work boots.
His residence is located
near Saratoga Swamp. His
direction of travel is unknown
although police do believe he
left his residence on foot.'
Huron OPP continues to
seek further information. Hal-
lam may be armed,, but police
do not believe he is a danger
to others.
Members of the public are
still being asked to contact
the Huron OPP immediately
at 1-800-310-1122 or Crime
Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477
with any information in this
case or any sightings of Rcn-
ald Hallam;