DEL.ICIO.USThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 03/10/08
Friends will gather on Hilton Head Island, S.C., Tuesday to pray for the safe return of a missing Atlanta couple, co-workers said Monday.
John and Liz Calvert disappeared a week ago from Sea Pines, a gated community on the island where they live most of the year on a yacht. Searchers found the couple's car Friday about four miles away, but have found no clues to their whereabouts.
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A prayer vigil is planned for 7:30 Tuesday at Liberty Oak in Harbour Town not far from where the Calverts live, said Laura Tipton, marina operations officer at the Calvert-owned Harbour Town Yacht Basin. Liberty Oak is a large tree near the water's edge that is surrounded by benches in a park-like setting, Tipton said. The vigil is open to the public.
"You all prayed for rain in Georgia and that worked," Tipton said Monday. "We're praying for the safe return of John and Liz in hopes that will work too."
Over the weekend, dive teams searched the water near the Calvert's yacht —called the Yellow Jacket, a nod to John Calvert's alma mater of Georgia Tech— but found nothing of significance, said Tipton, who has been in close contact with investigators.
South Carolina's State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) is going over the couple's 2006 Mercedes, which deputies found in a parking lot early Friday morning, said Lt. Col. Neil Baxley of the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office. There were no obvious signs of the couple's whereabouts in the vehicle, Baxley said Friday.
Friends insisted Monday the couple have no known enemies, financial or marital problems.
"They are a wonderful, loving, giving couple," said longtime friend Tony Gibus, 44. "They were good to everybody, from the 20-year-old boat hand to the 50-year-old captain. They treat everyone well. This whole thing is just gut-wrenching."
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