Missing
Roderick A. Shade
Shade, approximately 2005
Date and time person was reported missing : 09/11/2005
Missing location (approx) :
Cayuga County, New York
Missing classification : Lost/Injured Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
White
DOB : 02/12/1961 (60)
Age at the time of disappearance: 44 years old
Height / Weight : 6'4, 175 pounds
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian male. Black hair, brown eyes. Shade's nickname is Rod.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Shade was last seen in Cayuga County, New York on September 11, 2005. He had gone on a fishing trip with his fiancee. She left to go to work, but Shade stayed behind to fish alone for one more day.
He launched his 25-foot Bayliner motorboat from Port Bay, near Wolcott, at 4:00 p.m. Shade talked with friends via marine radio at 8:00 p.m. that day. He has never been heard from again.
At 1:00 p.m. the next day, Shade's boat washed ashore, undamAge at the time of disappearance: d, at Moon Beach near Oswego, New York. The key was in the ignition, the throttle was open, the lights were on and fishing gear was set up, but there was no sign of Shade. An extensive search of the area turned up no sign of him.
Shade owned a drywall business in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania in 2005. Foul play is not suspected in his disappearance; authorities believe he accidentally drowned. He was declared legally dead in June 2008, but his body has never been recovered.
Other information and links : ncy
New York State Police
Wolcott Station
585-398-4100
September 2021 updates and sources
North American Missing Persons Network
The Waynesboro Record Herald
The Syracuse Post-Standard
The Herald-Mail
October 12, 2004. June 22, 2008; .
Interactive Missing Person Search Map
