Chalkboard Thoughts

        Sharon Louise Ward was born on January 30th, 1965 to Margueritte C. (Kunz) Ward and John Ward. The couple had five children altogether.  Sharon was one of the youngest. Tragically, in 1966, the year after she was born, her father passed away. Her mother had to raise the five children alone.    Sharon was a sophomore at Waite High School in 1982. She had originally enrolled at Macomber High School in 1981 because she was very interested in auto mechanics.   On Saturday February 27th, 1982, Sharon left the house with a TARTA bus card and five dollars.  She was going to go to North Toledo to visit her boyfriend who worked at a garage near Bush and Magnolia streets.  That’s close to Mulberry Park which is very close to I-75 where it meets I-280.    On September 1st, 1981, a young woman was abducted from very nearby on South Erie and killed in Mulberry Park. Her name was Michelle Ann Hoffman. Michel...

       Anita Lias was born on June 14th, 1959 to Alice and Moses Lias. She had an older sister named Pamela and an older brother named Phillip.  Another sister, Alicia, came along in 1964.  The people in the photos are not named. I wonder if Anita is wearing #31.    Anita lived in Columbus, Ohio.  She attended Eastmoor High School. She was part of the undefeated track team there in her last year of life. The track team competed all over Ohio and even Indiana.   The Lias family was also active in their church.    On Saturday night, August 30th 1975, Anita had been at a babysitting job. She was last seen walking near Nelson Rd. and Broad Street. (I am not sure if that last sighting was while she was walking to the babysitting job or later walking home from that job.) I wasn’t able to find Anita’s address or the address of the babysitting job that evening.   She was, presumably, walking home afterw...