A vigil was held Monday night for a coffee shop owner who has been missing for two months.
Amy Hillyard, 52, co-owner of Farley’s coffee shops, was last seen on March 25 in two Oakland locations: first in the 500 block of Radnor Road in the Cleveland Heights neighborhood about 2 p.m., and then she was spotted on video at Dimond Park at about 4:30 p.m., according to police.
A March 31 search of Dimond Park was carried out by OPD along with the Alameda, Contra Costa, and Marin county sheriff’s offices, and 60 of Hillyard’s friends, family and volunteers.
Hillyard is described as white, 5 feet 4 inches tall, 120 pounds, with blond hair and hazel eyes. Her clothing is said to be light blue jeans, a white shirt, and white tennis shoes with black stripes, according to the California Highway Patrol.
She is considered to be at-risk because of medical conditions, police said.
Monday’s “Vigil of Hope & Awareness for Amy Hillyard” was held from 7 to 8 p.m. at Mandana Plaza Park, 600 Mandana Blvd. in Oakland.
The vigil also marked National Missing Persons Month and the hundreds of missing Bay Area individuals who go missing each year — and their families who are grieving.
A reward of $25,000 is being offered for information leading to Hillyard’s safe return, according to the website Bring Amy Home .
Anyone with information about her whereabouts is asked to call the Oakland Police Department’s Missing Persons Unit at (510) 238-3641.
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