By PAUL MILLAR
THE ELDEST daughter of missing Bannockburn mother Lorrin Whitehead has put her at the top of a wedding guest list, hoping she will be on her bridal table.
Amelia Kaiser said she should be spending quality time with her mother, discussing bridal dresses and invitations but feelings of unexplained loss have dulled her excitement.
Ms Whitehead, born in 1971, disappeared without trace from Bannockburn in February 2013, leaving behind five children and prolonged years of heartache.
Ms Kaiser, who has moved to Newcastle to be with her fiance, said the hurt was growing as she started to plan her wedding.
“I’m getting married in a year and that’s what mothers and daughters talk about and she is not going to be here … it’s so disheartening,” she said during Missing Persons Week.
“Recently I’ve had to confirm the number of people who are coming to the venue. I still want her to walk me down the aisle when she comes back.
“There’s an invitation for her and a seat will be left for her at the wedding.“
Ms Kaiser, who was 20 when her mother disappeared, said Ms Whitehead had undergone the traumas of a divorce a few years prior to her disappearance but appeared to be getting on with life and was planning for the future.
Ms Whitehead, a diabetic, has been unseen and her bank account untouched since her disappearance.
“I hold out hope every day that somebody has to know something. She cannot have just vanished,” Ms Kaiser said.
Up to 35,000 people are reported missing in Australia annually, with 95 per cent usually located within a week.
About 1600 Australians have been missing for more than six months. Going missing is not an offence.
