Family and Friends Search for Missing Mom

On May 13 Brenda Melech, 48 packed a neat bag for her son while he was at school. She left it on the sofa with her purse, identification and a note for her best friend. She caught a regional transit bus from Frazier Park Mobile Village to Mountain View Mini Mart in Lake of the Woods. Inside, according to her good friend Kate Roe, she purchased a turkey sandwich and a bottle of alcohol. She has not been seen since. Her note spoke of being exhausted.

Every day her son sits on the porch, waiting for her to return, a source close to the family said. Her friends have called each number in her address book, they say, speaking with people from her past and present, hoping to obtain a clue as to where she might be. "We miss her. We want her to come home," Roe said in an interview, her voice breaking with emotion.

A missing persons report has been filed. Lead Deputy Kevin George said Tuesday, May 27 that he has no trace so far of her whereabouts.

If you have any information that may help bring Brenda Melech back to those who love her, call the sheriff’s substation at 245-3440. —Patric Hedlund

This is part of the May 30, 2008 online edition of The Mountain Enterprise.

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