Pray for Billy, son of the late Peggy Watters

Missing man likely in river, police say
Patty Wicken sends this message:
Prayers are needed for Billy Fiebranz, the son of the late Peggy Watters, Class of '65. Billy, who was raised in Alexandria, is a handsome, talented young man who has overcome great hardships in his life.
From the StarTribune:
Early in the morning eight days ago, William Fiebranz was at the Fridley tackle shop -- Thorne Bros. Custom Rod & Tackle -- that he had helped turn into one of the best tackle shops in the nation. He has not been seen since, but fears are that he's in the Mississippi River.
On Thursday afternoon -- after Fiebranz, who is paraplegic, was reported missing by his wife -- a Sherburne County sheriff's deputy found his pickup truck at a boat landing off of state Hwy. 24 near Clearwater, Minn.
His wheelchair was found partially in the water, leading police to think that Fiebranz, 38, went into the river. It was unclear as of Tuesday how that would have happened, Blaine Police Chief David Johnson said.
Police had no reason to suspect foul play, he said. Fiebranz's wife, Pamela Fiebranz, told police there was nothing about her husband's behavior to indicate that suicide was a possibility, Johnson said.
Police don't think he was there for sport, the chief added.
Two days of water searches by the Sherburne County Sheriff's Office and an aerial search on Monday by the State Patrol found nothing. Pamela Fiebranz, reached at home, said simply: "We ask for everyone to pray for him."
In August 2005, Field & Stream magazine named Thorne Bros. Custom Rod & Tackle one of the 10 best tackle shops in the United States, saying that it had carved out a reputation as the "muskie palace" of the Upper Midwest.
About 7 a.m. March 27, Fiebranz was at Thorne Bros., conversing with his business partner and their co-workers, Johnson said, and giving no signs then "that there was anything abnormal going on."
Police have deemed his disappearance as suspicious because it was considered uncharacteristic for Fiebranz to go somewhere without letting anyone know his whereabouts. He also was not answering his cellphone, authorities said.
Johnson said this week that he wasn't aware of any new search plans. The river is moving fast with the springtime thaw, he said, and there is a lot of debris in it.Authorities probably will wait until there is a sighting, Johnson added.
Anyone with information about Fiebranz's disappearance is asked to call Blaine police at 763-785-6168 or Anoka County dispatch at 763-427-1212.