Gareth Haughey
The Irish Immigration Center is asking for your help in locating a local man, Gareth Haughey, who went missing on September 27.
At the time of his disappearance, Haughey was living at the Summit Motel on Township Line Road in Upper Darby. His nickname is “Gaffer,” and he has worked in construction. His family is from Armagh.
“We were approached on Monday by friends Gareth works with regularly,” says Siobhan Lyons, executive director of the Irish Immigration Center in Delaware County. “They hadn’t seen him in quite a while, and weren’t sure how to go about trying to locate him. So, considering the circumstances, they reached out for help and advice.”
Lyons contacted the Irish Consulate on Tuesday for assistance notifying Haughey’s family. The Center issued a request for help in locating him a couple of days later, Lyons says, to give the Consulate a chance to inform the family “before we started broadcasting it to the broader community.”
At the moment, the Upper Darby police are waiting for notification from a family member before they can file a missing person’s report. “We need someone in the family to give us some information about where he was last seen, and information about his mental and physical status,” says Upper Darby Police Superintendent Mike Chitwood. Any family member who can provide that information is advised to call Capt. George Rhodes at (610) 734-7677.
If you know where Haughey might be, or if you have seen him recently, please contact the Irish Immigration Center at 610-789-6355.
“Thus far, we have called the hospitals, morgues, homeless shelters, but no joy,” Lyons says. “His family in Ireland and friends here in Philadelphia are anxious to make sure he is okay.”
