Thomas Edward Mascaro, known as Tom, was 64 and living in Ocala, Florida, when he was last seen in late 2012 or early 2013. He was reported missing in March 2013 by his older brother in Pennsylvania after family members had been unable to reach him for about four months.

Family checked Mascaro’s home in the Oak Run subdivision on the 10800 block of southwest 80th Court and found the house in order: his car and bicycle were in the garage and his keys, cell phone, driver’s license, debit card and cash were all inside. The mailbox held roughly two weeks of mail. Neighbors said they had seen him about two weeks before the family visit.

Mascaro is described as a white male, 5 feet 8 inches to 5 feet 10 inches, 180 to 220 pounds, with gray hair, brown eyes and a full mostly gray beard. He frequently walked the Greenway trails and sometimes went as far as the Pruitt Trailhead and the Ross Prairie State Forest to Ocklawaha Prairie; those areas were searched without result. The Marion County Sheriff’s Office is handling the investigation, and his extended family has been actively sharing his story in hopes of finding him.

Did anyone in the Ocala area ever see Tom on the trails or recall helping him with a ride or supplies in late 2012 or early 2013?