Funeral arrangements for former Wall Street Journal reporter David Bird have been made after his remains were discovered in a river this week a year after he went missing.

Authorities say that Bird went for a walk near his home on January 2014 and then suddenly disappeared, resulting in a search and rescue operation that involved hundreds of people but ultimately turned up nothing, according to an NJ.com report.

Bird, who was 55, wrote for multiple publications before becoming an energy reporter for the Wall Street Journal. He is survived by his wife and their two teenage children, Alexander and Natasha, as well as two sisters, a brother, and other family members.

Bird was an active individual who participated in 5K runs and conducted fundraising efforts after getting a liver transplant about 10 years ago. He also traveled frequently and served as a Boy Scout leader, according to the report.

The family will hold a visitation on March 25 at the Church of St. Vincent de Paul in Stirling, and a funeral mass will be held the next day. Valley Memorial Home is hosting the funeral. The family is asking that contributions in Bird’s memory be made to The Bird Family Trust, P.O. Box 234, Millington, NJ 07946; or the NJ Sharing Network Foundation, 691 Central Ave., New Providence, NJ 07974.

His colleagues described him as a “well-liked and respected” reporter who would write analysis that was watched closely by market investors.

Bird had to take medication twice a day after getting a new liver, but he apparently left that medication at home on the day he went missing. His body was discovered recently by two men who were canoeing in the Passaic River after they spotted a red jacket near some branches, prompting them to alert the authorities. His body was found about 20 feet from the shore.