PORT ANGELES — The Clallam County Sheriff’s Office has issued a missing/endangered person alert for a 78-year-old Clallam County man who left his sister’s house early Monday morning and hasn’t been seen since.
Robert T. Goss, who goes by Bob, was last seen wearing a red pullover sweatshirt and navy-blue ball cap emblazoned with a “BERLIN” logo.
He is 6 feet 3 inches tall, weighs 160 pounds and has short gray hair and brown eyes.
He was driving a silver 2006 Jeep Cherokee (like the one pictured in “Related Photos”; click to see) with the Washington state license plate 161 VUO.
Family members said Goss has early-stage dementia and rarely drives.
He lives with his sister, Mary Ann Hudson, at 149 Finn Hall Road, between Port Angeles and Sequim.
Goss took Hudson’s keys off a hook in the kitchen without waking anyone or the dog.
“I know he went out to buy a Coke,” Hudson said.
Hudson said she rations out Coca Cola in her house because her brother is so fond of it.
Goss had not used his debit card as of Tuesday afternoon. He does not carry cash.
“That means to me he never made it to a store,” Hudson said.
Hudson believes her brother is somewhere in the greater Port Angeles-Sequim area because she had about 50 miles’ worth of gas in the Jeep.
She speculated that Goss was headed to the Sequim area because the family often travels in that direction.
Hudson said Goss has never taken her keys or left the house in the middle of the night.
“I know he got a sandwich out at about 2 o’clock,” Hudson said.
“That’s the last I heard from him. But the next morning at 9 o’clock, the car was gone.”
Hudson said Goss has weak joints and would not be able to get up if he fell. She said her brother is lucid around his family but may be confused around strangers.
Goss sold his home in the Sacramento, Calif., area 2 1/2 years ago to live with his sister.
“He has a nice life here,” Hudson said.
Anyone with information on Goss’ whereabouts is asked to phone the Clallam County Sheriff’s Office at 360-417-2459, Detective Stacy Sampson at 360-417-2576 or Detective Sgt. Lyman Moores at 360-417-2388.
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Reporter Rob Ollikainen can be reached at 360-417-3537 or at rob.ollikainen@peninsuladailynews.com.
