Gordon Thomas Page, Jr., known to many as Gordie, was 28 when he vanished from the Cascade Foster Care Home in the Grand Rapids/Cascade Township area. NamUs lists his date of last contact as May 26, 1991. Diagnosed with high-functioning autism, he had been placed at the facility in March 1991; his family from Florida visited just days before he disappeared and his father recalled Gordon seemed anxious when he left.

Staff discovered Gordon missing during a routine midnight check; he had apparently left through a window and had no identification or money. He is described as White, about 6 feet 3 inches, slender, around 175 pounds, with red or auburn hair, blue eyes, a tan birthmark on the lower left torso and multiple scars. Early potential sightings included a hitchhiker seen along Interstate 96, and about six weeks later a portion of a baseball-card collection was found under an I-96 overpass with three favorite cards separated from the rest.

The Kent County Sheriff’s Department has kept the case open and family-provided DNA has been uploaded to national systems. No confirmed trace has resolved what happened to Gordon. If anyone knew Gordie, saw him in late May 1991, or has information about sightings along I-96, please share what you know.