Family holds vigil for missing Longmont woman – The Denver Post

Family and friends of Rita Gutierrez-Garcia held a prayer vigil Sunday afternoon in Longmont’s Thompson Park, offering comfort to each other as they covered branches of a tree with colorful ribbons and cards with prayers for her return.

Diane Romero, Gutierrez-Garcia’s mother, had a message for her daughter, telling her the she won’t give up, reminding her that their hearts are connected and pleading with her to “make your way back home.”

“You know we love you,” she said. “You know your sisters and I love you.”

Longmont police continue to search for Gutierrez-Garcia, a 34-year-old mother of three, who was last seen in a parking lot around 2:30 a.m. March 18 talking on her phone. She has not responded to texts or calls from family.