{"id":558848,"date":"2026-02-01T15:02:24","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T15:02:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/558848\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T15:02:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T15:02:24","slug":"authorities-search-for-missing-78-year-old-in-west-houston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/558848\/","title":{"rendered":"Authorities search for missing 78-Year-Old in west Houston"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Officials say Thomas \u201cEugene\u201d Williams was last seen Saturday evening on Richmond Avenue<\/p>\n<p>Authorities in west Houston are searching for Thomas Williams, a 78-year-old Black man also known as Eugene, who went missing on Saturday evening. (Texas Center for the Missing)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><strong>HOUSTON<\/strong> \u2013 Authorities are looking for a missing 78-year-old man named Thomas Williams who was last seen Saturday evening in west Houston.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Officials say he has dementia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The Texas Center for the Missing said Williams, who also goes by the name Eugene, was last seen Saturday, Jan. 31, around 7 p.m. on foot in the 11900 block of Richmond Avenue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Officials say he was last seen wearing a green sweater, green pants and black tennis shoes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Williams is a Black man around six feet tall and weighs about 150 pounds. He is bald and has brown eyes, according to officials.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to contact the Houston Police Department at (832) 394-1840.<\/p>\n<p>Breaking News Alerts<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kiwhtN\">More Stories Like This In Our Email Newsletter<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 nALdY copyright\">Copyright 2026 by KPRC Click2Houston &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p>About the AuthorChristian Hudspeth headshot<a class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__LinkBase-sc-1fnzlkn-9 eUojqd gMnWPT\" href=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/team\/chudspeth\/\" title=\"View Christian Hudspeth&#039;s full profile\" itemprop=\"url\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christian Hudspeth<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 gnunoy bOlrXa\">Christian Hudspeth is a Houston native who joined KPRC 2 News in December 2025. 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