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Relatives of Gavin Smith who had initially asked the public to help look for him also canceled a round of media interviews they had been scheduling for Friday.

From Reuters • May 17, 2012

Friends described his resignation as abrupt; he had been scheduling meetings and discussing policy proposals as recently as last week.

From New York Times • Aug. 5, 2011