Profiles of Missing Persons - The Missing Matter

  “a kind, caring soul with a wicked laugh. She was intelligent, she was cultured, and she had so many friends who loved and miss her still. She would always bring you flowers or a cake. She was a very generous human.” 

 "Our mother, Yvonne, is not just a missing person. She is a mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, cousin, friend, and carer whose life mattered and whose future was still unfolding."

 "She matters because she's my daughter. She matters because she was loved, she is loved, not was loved. She is loved." 

 "Patrick matters, to me he is my beloved brother, he is an uncle, he is a cousin, he is a son, he painted this indelible mark into my heart and into the world as an artist. " 

  "I just really believe that Bronwyn matters because she deserved to be able to fulfil her role as a nurturing mother, and that was taken away from her."

  "Scott matters because he's an adorned son and grandson. An uncle, and brother-in-law, and cousin. He's so important in our lives. He is our only son, our first born"

  "To know that he's not being forgotten. That, that split second decision that he made changed not only his life, but the life of all of those around him."

  " Aaron matters because every life matters. 
Aaron was funny and caring, and he always was the first person to help whenever someone might have needed it. It was not just my brother. He was a son, a dad, a grandfather, uncle, cousin, a friend. "

  "James matters because he deserves it at the end of the day, he doesn't deserve to be unknown person."

  "Gordana Matters, we take every opportunity we can to talk about her and tell her story. A story of so much potential, of love, of loss and a life cut short."

  "Amanda was a happy, popular teenager with many friends and a bright future ahead of her. She was deeply loved by her family, including her heartbroken mother and her brothers, Mark and Tim, who have never stopped searching for answers"

  “Eloise was a loving, caring and kind little girl who was adored by her 2 siblings as well as her parents.  Future relationships were denied when she disappeared from the family home in 1976 and we can only imagine how Eloise would have grown up.” 

 "Lorrin is a daughter, Lorrin is a mum, Lorrin is a best friend.  Lorrin matters because she matters to so many people, and she was this amazing human being that deserves an answer."

 "Warren matters like any human being on the planet has the right to live peaceful and live their days out and that was stolen away from him in his middle years, he did not deserve what happen to him." 

 "Robert is thought of and missed every day. I feel a strong need to find out what happened to him, so I have closure." 

 "Owen matters to me as a big brother and as someone who inspired me when I was younger to play the drums and to pursue creativity." 

  “She's just a gorgeous human being, and her intelligence, her creativity, her way that she views life need to be remembered. And I would say that's why this is important.” 

 "Katie matters because she was a human being, and she had five children.  These big milestones that she missed out on."

 "He was friendly to everyone he met, always willing to help others, and was a real jokester who loved making people laugh. He has a heart of gold"

  “Jesper matters, he was such a good man, he was a gentle giant that was taken far too early.  He deserves better than this.” 

 "I guess that’s why he matters… because he’s never just gone for us.

He’s still part of our family… and he always will be."

 "Ray and Jennie matter because they were very much loved, they had fantastic families between them, fantastic friends, they matter immensely."

  “He was a just a great bloke just to put into Australian terms, he is a great bloke, great dad, great husband, great granddad. If you were his mate, you knew that he was your mate.” 

 "Why can't we just have my dad here who is a... is a human being? He's obviously a father, he's a brother, he was a son, he's an uncle. 
He was a cousin. He was a friend."

  “Mum dedicated a whole life to helping others in Adelaide. She'd be helping out homeless. She would help refugees.

She rented a house. And it was like a safe space for anyone that needed a roof over their head”