fellow angler missing

[davetilly]

Allen Harris ,owner of surf dock.ie Allen was last seen in wexford in his silver mercedes van with surf dock written on the sides in yellow writing any see,s the van or Allen contact the garda straight away .Allen is into surfing and enjoyed bass fishing in the areas we all fish so any help for a fellow angler is welcome thanks Dave Tilly

[The Austrian]

This was posted from Stuart McNamara of Powerboat.ie
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Many of you will know Alan Harris (who owns Surfdock Sailing Centre in Dublin) personally.
I understand that Alan's family are very concerned for his immediate safety.
I also understand that this case will be featured as a "missing persons" case on Crime Call on RTE tomorrow night.
Please contact Santry Gardai or any Garda Station (who I spoke to this morning before carrying this appeal) with any information you may have.
In particular, please look out for the Surf Dock Silver Mercedes van and report any sightings immediately to the Gardai.
Further details are carried in the Club House Forum on Powerboat.ie. and below from today's Irish Times.

Kind regards,
Stuart

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Gardaí in Dublin have appealed for public assistance in tracing a missing man.
Alan Harris (50) was last seen at his home in Lorcan Avenue, Santry, Dublin on Thursday.
He is 5 feet 11 inches tall, of thin build, with grey hair and a beard. When last seen he was wearing an orange and grey jacket and blue jeans.
He is believed to be driving a

Silver Mercedes van, registration 04 D 36556. The van has http://www.surfdock.ie written in yellow letters on the side.

Gardai said his family are concerned about his safety.
Anyone with any information about his whereabouts is asked to contact Santry Garda Station on 01 666 4000.

Have the above info also posted on Facebook in order to access a large surfer community. Hope he will be found safe and sound.

[Mohawk]

I just copied your post "The Austrian" and pasted into a new thread over on WSF & PSF there are lots of Irish anglers on both sites!

WSF: http://www.worldseafishing.com/forums/s ... ost2415590

PSF: http://www.planetseafishing.com/forums/viewthread/1594/

[davetilly]

thanks every little helps

[KERRY1]

I really hope your friend is found. I have e-mailed this message to friends of mine who live and fish in and around the area he went missing/was last seen.
They are going to keep an eye out and let me know if they hear any updates.

[davetilly]

thanks all Allen was found the other day .sadly he has passed away thanks Dave Tilly.

[Thresher56]

Thats really sad news Dave. Condolences to hid family and friends.

[KERRY1]

I am so sorry to hear that I wish there had been a happier outcome.
My sympathy goes to his family and friends.

[Mohawk]

That is sad news, condolences to his family and friends.

I'll update the other forum threads now!

[The Austrian]

The Irish windsurfing scene is mourning the tragic loss of Alan Harris who had been missing for nearly a week.
Alan's friend top windsurfer Oisin Van Gelderen has said his family would like to "invite friends, windsurfers, customers, and anyone who knew Alan to a celebration of Alan's life, to share food, live-music, stories, and generally give Alan a good send off" after his funeral tomorrow (Saturday).

A public condolence page is on the surfdock website here.

Herewith details of Alan's Funeral:
Alan's funeral will take place at 11am this Saturday 30th Jan, in St. Pappan's Church, Church Lane, Santry, Dublin (This is minutes from Dublin Airport.) and follow onto Glasnevin Crematorium, for cremation service.

Afterwards at Malahide Yacht Club, St.Jame's Terrace, Malahide Village (where we went for partys at the Fleadh or Slalom events).
This will be from approximately 2pm onwards, depending on how long it takes to get back from Glasnevin.

RIP Alan

taken from http://www.afloat.ie/news/alan-harris-rip/