Thomas Bendig, known as Tom, was 76 when he went missing from his Philadelphia home on December 2, 2000. He was last seen about 8:20 p.m. at his residence in the 4500 block of Tampa Street. Living with Alzheimer’s disease and without his medication that night, he apparently left home in below-freezing temperatures and did not take his eyeglasses.

At the time he disappeared he was dressed in a burgundy sweatshirt bearing San Francisco 49ers, gray sweatpants, a brown leather jacket and a green Eagles baseball cap. He wore a gold chain with a saint pendant. Distinguishing marks include a 16-inch vertical chest scar from heart bypass surgery, a long scar on the inside of his leg from ankle to thigh, metal bolts in his left ankle and indentation marks on his forehead from shrapnel. Investigators reported no evidence of foul play.

He was known to visit areas around Anne and Memphis Street, Anne and Aramingo Avenue and Center City. No significant leads emerged and his whereabouts remain unknown. If anyone knew Tom’s routines or saw him in Philadelphia after December 2, 2000, please come forward with information.