Missing hiker Gilbert Gilman will be declared legally dead - TheNewsTribune.com
An Olympia man is about to be declared legally dead nearly a decade after his mysterious disappearance. Gilbert Mark Gilman was last seen June 24, 2006, at Olympic National Park, where he went for a hike and vanished without a trace. Gilman’s vehicle was found at the Staircase Ranger Station. In June, Doris Gilman, Gilbert Gilman’s mother, filed a petition with Thurston County Superior Court to become the official estate trustee with the authority to close the estate. A judge is expected to declare Gilbert Gilman dead at a hearing Aug. Over the years, some had speculated that Gilman was still alive. In 2008, a report by KIRO-TV showed that Gilman had previously worked on top-secret military intelligence assignments and “led a mysterious life. The 47-year-old Gilman was the deputy director of the Washington State Pension Fund and a U. S. Army veteran. Despite the survival skills he honed in the military, Gilman arrived on the ill-fated hike without any supplies, according to reports. For a decade, Doris Gilman has lived with the mystery of her son’s death. Source: www.thenewstribune.com
