Reaching out for Michael

Family members of 19-year-old Michael A. Wisniewski are seeking to find him.
Wisniewski, a 2008 graduate of Bayonne High School, a bowling star and a baseball and basketball player in school, unexpectedly quit Kean College earlier this year and wandered off campus, his parents say.
His mother, Anne Connors-Wisniewski, said she and family members grew concerned during the spring semester at school, when they suspected he began having problems. The family tried an intervention, but this apparently scared off Michael, and he recently cut off contact.
“I want to bring him back and get him help,” his mother said.
Although listed as missing, Michael has been in contact with people in the area, just not family members or others who are seeking to help him, says his family.

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“I want to bring him back and get him help.” – Anne Connors-Wisniewski
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Gifted in mathematics, Michael won a scholarship for college through the Passport Scholarship Program. He is extremely talented in bowling, and was very active in other sports while still attending schools in Bayonne. At college, Michael was also involved in sports and was a member of the IKE fraternity.
People who knew Michael when he lived in Bayonne called him polite and friendly.

How to help

The Bayonne Police Department, which is working with his mother, said Michael has not been the victim of a crime, but they are interested in bringing the boy home, asking anyone with information to call the department at (201) 437-0023.
Anne said the Kean College campus police are also working to help, but Michael apparently no longer goes there. He has been reported in Union County in places such as Elizabeth and Hillside.
Anne, a member of the Bayonne Elks Club, said she has received a lot of support from the community, and is reaching out to as many people as possible for help. She said she understands that these situations happen to families, but that she and her son have been very close over the years, and Michael has always been very supportive in the past.
“He’s out there. I feel him and I know he feels me,” she said.
Michael’s problems apparently started in his spring semester at college, when he started hanging out with the wrong people, she said. Determining that there was a problem with Michael, family members attempted an intervention in August.
“He got angry,” Anne said.

“We know he’s out there and we want to bring him back,” his mother said. “I want him to know I’m here to help him and that I won’t turn my back on him. He is very gifted and he is not done with his accomplishments in his life.”