In order that information about Nick does not get lost in the mix of other Midd Blog posts, I have created this page as a repository. Check back here often for new information as it becomes available.
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Middlebury College Communications (Updates from Ron Liebowitz, Tim Spears, and Lisa Boudah)
The Middlebury Campus (Student Newspaper)
WCAX-TV (includes video)
Midd Blog Updates
From Feb. 13: There is now a Facebook group for Nick Garza ‘11, a Middlebury College student who has been missing since Tuesday, February 5. Vist “<a href=”http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=10546046081&ref=nf” mce_href=”http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=10546046081&ref=nf”>Middlebury College Student Nick Garza is Missing.</a>” The purpose of this group is to get as many people as possible to see Nick’s picture, especially since the circumstances of his disappearance are puzzling. Please join and invite your friends.
Feb. 14: As of 9:45 a.m., the group is approaching 3200 members. As Max Nardini ‘08 suggested, invite all of your friends, even those who do not attend Middlebury. There is hope that Nick is alive and there must be somebody somewhere who has seen him. Let’s put our social networking prowess to good use!
Feb. 14, 11:00 p.m.: A Few Notes
1. Nick’s family has setup a website with information: www.nicholasgarza.org.
2. Missing Person Posters are available in the Middlebury College Crest Room this evening. If you go there and there aren’t any, it could mean that all 500 are gone, or, if it’s during the day, they may have been relocated to the ACE office, across from the ATM in McCullough.
3. The Center for Counseling and Human Relations reminds everyone that they, along with Commons Heads and Deans and the Chaplains, are available for support.
4. Garza family friend Margaret Falcone has set up a fund on the family’s behalf. You can e-mail her at Margaret.Falcone [at] delta.com; checks made out to the Garza Family Fund can be mailed to:
Natalie Garza
c/o Margaret Falcone
8444 Vista Verde
Albuquerque NM 87120
Feb. 15: There are still missing person posters available in the ACE Office and plenty of area left to cover. You can also download a PDF of the poster to print yourself: Nick Garza Missing Person Poster
I would also like to remind everyone that support systems are in place for you. For Midd students, you have Commons Heads and Deans, the Chaplains, and the Counseling Center. Other college campuses and schools have similar resources. And, of course, you always have your friends and family. As we head into the weekend, please keep this in mind and stay safe.
Feb. 16: Police are investigating the possibility that Nick has been abducted. You can read more on this development at WCAX-TV.
Feb. 16, 9:00 p.m.: It appears that police have completed an extensive search of the campus. Alas, no leads. See WCAX-TV for the full story.
Feb. 18, 12:45 p.m.: Many people have wondered aloud what they can do to help in the search for Nick. While police have asked that community members not participate in the physical search for Nick, there are still numerous ways for you to lend a hand:
1. Hang up Missing Person posters. There are some available at Middlebury College in the Alliance for Civic Engagement, or you can download the electronic version either from Midd Blog or from the site in the links section.
2. Keep inviting people to the “Middlebury Student Nick Garza is Missing” Facebook group. The more people who see Nick’s picture, the better.
3. It seems that the physical search of the campus is over, but you can still help by sticking to sidewalks. If there is evidence in all of that snow, it is best to leave it unharmed.
4. Lend support to the family. You can donate money to the Garza Family Fund (see below), or express hope and sympathy with a card or letter, or even on the Wall of this group. I know that many of Nick’s family and friends check this group frequently.
[Garza family friend Margaret Falcone has set up a fund on the family’s behalf. You can e-mail her at Margaret.Falcone [at] delta.com; checks made out to the Garza Family Fund can be mailed to:
Natalie Garza
c/o Margaret Falcone
8444 Vista Verde
Albuquerque, NM 87120]
5. And, of course, if you have any information about Nick’s disappearance, or if you see or communicate with him, please contact the Middlebury Police Department at 802-388-3191.
Feb. 22: It’s been over two weeks now, and still no word. Listen to Middlebury student Kevin Redmon describe on VPR the feeling as we all wait for answers.
Feb. 27:
Hello,
I am one of Nicholas’s cousins, and thank you all so much for keeping information about Nicholas circulating.
The family has set up a web site at: http://www.nicholasgarza.org
We would appreciate if you could link to it in your postings about Nicholas. As the search progresses, the family intends to use this site to continue sharing and collecting information, and to accept donations to a search fund being set up for the Garza family.
Thank you!
By: Colleen Robledo on February 14, 2008
at 7:47 pm
i do not know him but will pray for him hope he is found soon may god be with you.
By: patty a gruteke on February 26, 2008
at 11:33 pm
Skate Night Fundraiser to Benefit the Nick Garza Family Fund
See the Albuquerque Academy web site for details: http://tinyurl.com/32pme5
The Garza Family would like to thank everyone who was involved in organizing this event.
Your continued hopes and prayers are deeply appreciated.
By: trsierra on February 27, 2008
at 4:44 pm
My school went through this last year - my thoughts and prayers are with all of you.
By: Maddie on February 28, 2008
at 11:41 pm
Nicholas must not be forgotton here in Albuquerque / New Mexico. It seems that the media has moved on to other stories as they consider this and other stories “old news”. Please don’t let this happen. Please contact the news stations here in Albuquerque with every bit of information that is available so as to keep his name alive. Hound the heck out of the news stations!
By: Linda A. Peterson on March 6, 2008
at 7:25 pm
My thoughts and prayers are with Nick’s family and friends. I was struck by the story of this promising young man, and hope that this remains a priority in the news.
By: Scott J., Boston, MA on March 10, 2008
at 10:20 pm
He’s Hot. I hope they find him ok.
By: Kevin on March 15, 2008
at 9:57 pm
PRAYING FOR YOU NICK….
LOVE YOU,
COUSIN ROBIN
By: COUSIN on March 16, 2008
at 11:16 pm
i know it may sound nuts.
but I’d try it.
has anyone talked to a psychic about where nick is?
By: ann on March 27, 2008
at 3:59 pm
I was reading on his page that friends went to his room on Feb 6th and found his “only coat, laptop and ipod”.
If that was his only coat- why would they wait until Feb. 9th or 10th to see if returned from a camping trip with friends?
He would not go camping without his coat, or ipod for that matter…
I think the frineds maybe know something, and are afraid to come forward. It sounds weird, they all called him repeatedly, and then went to search his room??? If he was going camping, he would have told his friends and he most certainly would have told his mom- whom he talked to daily via email, text and phone….
Maybe he got too drunk and died in some freak accident and noone wants to take the blame since he was only 19…..
I could be wrong, and I hope I am….and I will keep praying- but some how the actions taken if the days following his disappearance dont make sense.
By: Bobbie on March 30, 2008
at 11:37 pm
I have Nick in my prayers and have added his name to my church’s prayer chain. It seems so odd that nobody knows anything. I’m wondering if some of the students aren’t holding back something. Nick was a freshman. Was he a victim of some college initiation prank gone bad- and people are afraid to tell what they know? Nick is a good looking young man, could someone have abducted him and forced him into some kind of pornographic video against his will? Every possibily needs to be looked into.
By: Fran on April 24, 2008
at 10:49 pm
I go to Ithaca College and the same kind of instance just occurred to William Jacobson, however, they found his body this morning in a pond on campus. There have been quite a few other cases of young, college men showing up missing which are then found in close-by bodies of water in the NY/Vermont area in the last ten years.. I hope Nick’s case is not related to this, I will pray for his safety. God bless him and everyone around him. No one should have to go through this.. no one. RIP Willie*
By: Rose on April 30, 2008
at 7:56 pm
what kind of inept police department waits so long to start a search? ive been hearing these cops are corrupt and are known for cover-ups…do these “cops” have kids that go to this school?
By: carlos martinez on May 8, 2008
at 6:51 am
I live in Middlebury - yes, it did take too long to start the search. However, most of you probably don’t relate to our outside conditions. The rivers have just recently become searchable although debris from the winter will make this a very long job. As a local person I can tell you firsthand that everyone here is effected by this and have tried to help where we can. As far as the cops being corrupt - no way! We are a small town and don’t have things like this happen very often so maybe their skills are rusty ( your term is inept ) but they have been working on this. They are as dedicated as they can be - there is no way they are covering anything up!!!
By: Nanci on May 11, 2008
at 10:00 am
I live about ten minutes away from Middlebury and think about this everyday. As Nanci said, yes it has taken them a long time to do the River searches due to the ice just disappearing about a couple of weeks ago, but before that they were searching campus almost every weekend. A few times the Addison County firemen set up searches where 2 from each department came and searched. My dad is a local fireman and he helped out with some of the searches. The town and other local towns I live around are so small that if there was anything to be said then people would know about it by now. We are all so close that everyone knows about it by the next day. I pray for him and his family/friends. I hope for there sack that an answer is found soon.
By: Tasha on May 26, 2008
at 7:55 pm
I’m glad that the search teams have finally found Nic’s body, and sorry for the family that they have to bury their son, no one should have to bury a child. RIP, Nicholas.
By: Suzanne on May 27, 2008
at 8:52 pm
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