Sadly, the long wait and search for Gene came to the end. It is with great sorrow we inform you of the passing of Gene Losik.
He was recovered at Rowes Wharf, Boston on November 8, 2010.
A Celebration of Life service will be held December 3, 2010, from 4-7 pm, at the Indian Ridge Country Club, 73 Lovejoy Road, Andover, MA.
Please keep his family in your thoughts and prayers.

Eagle Tribune Obituary
Virtual Memorial for Gene

Gene's parents appeared on HLN (a CNN subsidiary) to continue the awareness on Gene's disappearance. This is really encouraging because this is a national news network, not just a local station, so hopefully it reaches a much broader audience and someone has information regarding his disappearance.

Not a day goes by where I don't think of him, and I know all his friends and family feel the exact same way. His birthday is coming up soon (November 24, 2010) and I hope we'll all have the opportunity to wish him a Happy Birthday in person.

Gene, the past six months without you have been a real nightmare.
My greatest wish in life is to see you again.
If you are somewhere where you can read this, please come home.
I miss you terribly.
Love,
Dad

Just wanted to provide a quick update to everyone to let you know that we're doing everything possible to continue the search for Gene. There was a follow-up article in the Boston Metro earlier this week covering his disappearance, and USA Today will be running a story on him again next week. Please keep him,, his friends, and most importantly his family in your hearts and prayers.

Fox News in Boston also published a recent story regarding his disappearance.

Gene, we just want you back, we miss you so much.

The BPD and Harbor Patrol conducted another set of dives of the past six days which once again turned up no indication of Gene being in the water. They were using even more advanced equipment this time around, including sonar scans, 3D active side sonars, and six divers. They not only investigated the main harbor, but all channels around the harbor, both inner and outer, and around all piers.

No trace of Gene was found, which still gives us great hope that he never ended up in the water (as prior searches have led us to believe). We know he is out there somewhere, please keep him and his family in your prayers, and hope that he returns home soon!

WBZ4 did another news segment on Gene, it's great to see that the news is still putting his picture up so people know about his disappearance.

Just a quick update to everyone on the search, there are now billboards with Gene's poster all over Logan Airport in the hope that someone will recognize him and come forward with information.
Please keep Gene and his family in your prayers, we need him to come home soon!

Listen to me…

Gene, my love, my firstborn, my pride and my joy.

Listen to your mother, just listen to me…

I am sending you a bright ray of light.
It is right in front of you.
Look for it, find it, and follow it.
Do not look around, just follow that light.

That is where your life is waiting for you.
That is where your friends are waiting for you.
That is where your future is.
That is where your father, your sister and your mother are.
That is where you are needed and loved.

I already see you going toward that light.
Just keep going, please, just keep going.
We need you so much.
Just follow that light.

One of Gene's oldest friends, John Casey, wrote this song about Gene and put it online. I certainly sums up what we're all feeling. Gene, come home soon, we all miss you!

Eugene, we love you so much.

We don’t care if there are changes you need to make in your life which may keep you away from us.

We are not upset with you, but we miss you horribly.

Please come back, we just want you home.

Love Always,
Vlad, Zhanna, and Anya

The media is still keeping up with stories about Gene. Several more updates today.

Londonderry Hometown Online News - Hudson Family Increases Reward for Missing Son to $12,000
UnionLeader.com - Hudson family ups reward for information on son missing since Feb.
North Andover Citizen - Native's disappearance approaches three months: Search continues for NAHS grad Eugene Losik
Boston Herald - Missing man's kin offer $12G
Eagle Tribune - Lawrence man missing for three months

It's been a little while since we've updated, and just want to let everyone know the reward has been increased to $12,000 for any information leading to Gene's return. The flyer has also been updated so please continue to hand out flyers and let everyone you know about Gene's disappearance.

Also, Spare Change News was good enough to write a great article about Gene which continues to keep his face in the media. This is a newspaper distributed around the Boston area, so hopefully it will spur some new leads.

I wonder…

A train ticket can be missing, or a car key in a morning rush.
But how your child can go missing without a trace?
Why? Who has an answer? Is there an answer?
Is that something I could prevent?
Is that something somebody, anybody could prevent?
Is that something I did so horrible in my life that God punishes me?
Is there God? Why there is so much pain?
I wonder if I can run out of tears, and what will I do then.

My son is missing and it hurts so much.
My little boy is not home…
Where are you? Please come home.
I beg you every day - today is a great day to come back.
Any day is a good day to come home.

With every frost I wonder if you are warm.
With every rain drop I wonder if you have a shelter over your head.
With every sun ray I wonder if you enjoy it.
With every day without you I wonder if I will ever be happy again.
Now, when the happiness is gone…
With every day without you I wonder if we all knew that we were happy before you vanished.

I miss my son so much.
When I think what I miss the most - I realize it is little things.
I miss seeing you, cooking for you and talking to you.
I miss your bright blue eyes.
I just want to hug you and tell you how much I love you.
I wish I hugged you more.
I wish I told you how much I love you every day.
I want you back.
Please come back, please.
Today is THE day to come back.

Zhanna Losik

The Eagle Tribune, which has been outstanding in helping us keep Gene's story alive, ran another piece on him today. They also put together a video of an interview with Caitlin and Gene's mother, Zhanna.

Keep an eye out in the next couple of days, we're going to be running an advertising campaign in USA Today for Eugene! This is all possible thanks to the very generous donations of Gene's family, friends, and concerned individuals.

Hello everyone, we are still doing a lot of stuff behind the scenes, currently we are trying to get an ad in USA Today so that Gene gets more national coverage.

In the meantime, it would be a huge help if everyone could take the time to print off some missing persons flyers and put them up in their local YMCA's, community centers, churches, and any place you can think of where people will see it.

Thanks everyone! All of your help so far has been outstanding!

A HUGE thank you to everyone who has donated money so far. Because of your generosity we were able to run our ad in the Boston Metro last week, and we will continue to use donations to print more flyers, cards, and run more ads to keep Gene in the news. Again, his family and friends working closely with the investigation cannot thank you all enough for your kind words and donations!