John Davis, 81, went missing from Wendell, Idaho, after wandering away from Magic Valley Manor on July 7, 2002. A resident of the assisted living facility since September of the previous year, he had Alzheimer’s disease and a known history of wandering; staff said he had left the facility on at least a dozen prior occasions but had always been found or returned on his own.

Davis is described as a white male with graying, balding hair and blue eyes, 5 feet 10 inches and about 146 pounds. He had a strong eastern accent and several tattoos — a snake on each leg and a bird on his right arm — and was last seen wearing white pants. He often spoke of being a painter and was thought possibly to have been trying to travel to California from Utah when he disappeared. His case is classified as endangered missing because of his age and medical condition, and the Wendell Police Department retains the case file.

If anyone remembers John, his habits, or sightings around Wendell or along travel routes he might have taken, please come forward with information that could help his family.