Authorities discontinue Silver Alert for missing East Texas man

He last was seen at 11:30 a.m. Sunday in Gilmer; authorities also share description of a Toyota Tundra

Tony Tomasek, 75, stands 6' tall, weighs 240 pounds and has blonde hair and green eyes. He last... — Tony Tomasek, 75, stands 6' tall, weighs 240 pounds and has blonde hair and green eyes. He last was seen wearing a dark-colored shirt and khaki pants. Authorities also have shared the description of a gray 2015 Toyota Tundra with Texas license plate PRAZAK. They urge anyone with any information about Tomasek to call Gilmer, Texas, police at (903) 843-5545.(Source: Texas Department of Public Safety)

By Curtis Heyen

Published: Oct. 31, 2021 at 3:57 PM CDT|Updated: Oct. 31, 2021 at 8:14 PM CDT

UPSHUR COUNTY, Texas (KSLA) — The Texas Department of Public Safety has discontinued a Silver Alert for a missing man in Upshur County that was issued the afternoon of Sunday, Oct. 31.

The department released no further information about 75-year-old Tony Tomasek.

Authorities earlier reported that he had last been seen at 11:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 31 in the 200 block of North Wood Street in Gilmer, Texas.

He stands 6′ tall, weighs 240 pounds and has blonde hair and green eyes.

Tomasek last was seen wearing a dark-colored shirt and khaki pants.

The alert the Texas Department of Public Safety issued at 3:26 p.m. Sunday also included the description of a gray 2015 Toyota Tundra with Texas license plate PRAZAK.

Authorities urge anyone with any information about Tomasek to call Gilmer police at (903) 843-5545.

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