Thomas Edward Funk, Jr., known to family as Tom, Tommy, TJ, or Tommy Jr., vanished from his Gainesville, Georgia, home. He was last seen by a roommate on the evening of October 1, 2011, at their residence on Oconee Circle; when the roommate woke the next morning Thomas was gone while his pickup truck, wallet, and cellphone remained behind. He was 47 at the time, a white male with sandy brown hair, green eyes (one with a brown spot), about 5 feet 11 inches to 6 feet tall and 155–160 pounds, with scars on both arms, his torso, and the back of his right leg, plus graphic-design tattoos on both biceps and forearms.

A few days before he disappeared he treated at Northeast Georgia Medical Center for a circular-saw injury to his foot. Thomas had a history of drug and alcohol abuse but his family says he had been sober for about three years before he vanished. Reports differ about whether he attended an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting the night he was last seen; the roommate said he did but others at the meeting did not recall him. Investigators used K-9 units at the home and drained a well where a comforter belonging to Thomas was found, but no other evidence has been reported and no significant leads have emerged.

If anyone knew Thomas, his routines, or saw him around Gainesville in early October 2011, please contact the Hall County Sheriff’s Office with any information.