I was searching for information on a 1981 Eisenhower grad who has been officially missing for 38 years and was declared dead years ago & I found Steven Shimoto's picture alongside of the last known photo of author David Bird Thomson.
David Bird Thomson went missing July 4, 1979, when he was 34.
He was last seen standing by Highway 7 and Williston Road in Minnetonka
with a backpack and no other belongings.
After he was last seen, he worked briefly in Denver and Casper, WY, in 1979.
Thomson would now be 66 years old. (79 2025 by GW)
He is described as a white man who’s 5-feet-8-inches to 5-feet-11-inches tall and 175 to 185 pounds.
Steven Edward Shimota disappeared April 20, 1985,
when he was 21 years old. The details of his disappearance aren’t listed. He would now be 50 years old.(60 2025 by GW) He’s described as a white man who’s 5-feet-11-inches tall and 170 pounds.
Greg Wilson
SEE THIS REPORT RE" DAVID:
https://charleyproject.org/case/david-bird-thomson
Greg Wilson
THIS MIGHT GIVE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
David Thomson is DECEASED
The 1997 Alumni Directory shows David at his parent’s address of 5724 Glen Ave., Minnetonka, MN 55345.
His parents were Walter Terry Thomson & Jean C. Thomson.
Walter Terry Thomson died in 1999: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/131656991/walter-terry-thomson
Jean C. Thomson died in 2002: https://www.startribune.com/obituaries/detail/96AR031002002/?fullname=jean-c-thomson
Jean’s obituary lists her sons, Michael & David as having pre-deceased her:
Greg Wilson
David Bird Thomson went missing July 4, 1979, when he was 34.
Steven Edward Shimota disappeared April 20, 1985,