RANDY ECONOMY: MY WORLD: Shaun Lumachi dies in tragic car crash in Miami. Long Beach Post Publisher was a true breath of fresh air in the world around us! RIP

Saturday, December 03, 2011

Shaun Lumachi dies in tragic car crash in Miami. Long Beach Post Publisher was a true breath of fresh air in the world around us! RIP

Shaun Lumachi: 1978-2011

Updated at 10:46 p.m.
Tributes are beginning to come in on the life of Shaun. Will keep the community updated....
If you have a special memory of Shaun, please feel free to post them here on the bottom of this post.

By Randy Economy

I am beyond sad tonight. I clicked on the web site of the Long Beach Post to learn that Shaun Lumachi, its Publisher, has died in a automobile accident in Miami. Shaun was only 33 years old and his passing has stunned just about everyone in Long Beach.
Shaun was an inspiration to me in so many ways. I loved the fact that he lived his "dream" day in and day out with the LB Post, and was a true gentleman in so many ways. Tonight is the 49th Annual Belmont Shore Christmas Parade and his web site is doing a "live stream" of the annual festive event, and it is a fitting tribute because he really was one of the "BRIGHTEST LIGHTS" in Long Beach.
We take a lot for granted in life. Shaun was an inspiration. Still trying to get my "arms" around this sad sad news.
My heart goes out to EVERYONE at LB POST and to the THOUSANDS of FRIENDS he leaves behind. Please keep him in your PRAYERS this day....

Los Angeles County Supervisor has issued the following statement on Shaun's passing this evening:
I am deeply shocked and saddened to learn of of the tragic death of Shaun Lumachi. Shaun was a great friend and loyal supporter. He was a young man devoted to Long Beach, deeply involved in many local organizations. He believed in the importance of active civil participation as evident by his hard work and commitment to the Long Beach Post and keeping the community informed and engaged. Julie and I send our thoughts and prayers to his family at this very difficult time.
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4 comments:

apple tv 2011 said...: nice... ;); Saturday, December 03, 2011 9:56:00 PM
Rachel LB said...: I will always remember Shaun and his incredible smile and zest for life. So sad.; Saturday, December 03, 2011 11:08:00 PM
Anonymous said...: I just heard about Shaun. Long Beach has a HUGE hole in our heart tonight.; Saturday, December 03, 2011 11:19:00 PM
Michael Petrie said...: Shaun was a great guy, a great friend and always fun and happy to be around! Never a dull unhappy moment with him around. He was always happy and witty and enjoyed his life and especially his new wife. My wife, I and our 2 daughters are devastated at Shaun's passing. The accident was a instant loss of a great person that has and would of made the world a greater place. My family's hearts go out to his family and his wife Dezire who is my wife's best friend. There are foundations in Shaun's name being set up right now so please donate to the causes that Shaun supported if you can! Please say a prayer for Shaun's wife and his family and friends as this is a hard time especially during the Holidays. -Mike; Tuesday, December 06, 2011 8:02:00 AM

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You may know me from my role as the Senior Advisor and Official Media Spokesman for the Recall Gavin Newsom campaign that established a worldwide blitz of interviews. I conducted more than 2,200 media interviews on behalf of “The People’s Recall” during a 10-month period from November 2020 to September 2021. The iconic magazine Mother Jones in a dramatic feature article called me “A ‘Superhero Pirate’ Radio Host, (and) Gavin Newsom’s Strangest—and Most Dangerous—Threat. Meet Randy Economy, the man behind the effort to recall California’s governor.” I appeared on more than 330 media outlets around the world in my capacity with RecallGavin2020. Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, Newsmax, NBC Nightly News, ABC News, as well as the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Politico, and dozens of other media outlets aired featured reports on my work on behalf of “The People’s Recall.” I am and will always consider myself to be a journalist. Sometimes I think I bleed ink. My talents as an Investigative Journalists in California earned me FIVE top awards from the prestigious Los Angeles Press Club in 2013, 2014, and 2016. I am tenacious. My reporting over the years has led to the prosecution of several elected officials in California. While working for a tiny community newspaper in Southeast Los Angeles County, I worked doggedly to expose the biggest public corruption case in Los Angeles County history when I unearthed a massive pay to play scheme inside the Assessor’s Office that led to the arrest of then Assessor John R. Noguez and four others. However, politics has been in my DNA since I was a child. I have worked on more than 300 political campaigns as a consultant and advisor since 1982 for candidates from all sides of the political spectrum including Democrats and Republicans, and even Libertarians. I am also a small business owner, serving as the President and CEO of Hot Water Studio & Production, LLC. My company works with media outlets across the state, nation, and world exposing public corruption via several new media platforms. I have also overcome personal challenges. I am legally blind with zero vision in my right eye and only 40 percent vision remaining in my left eye. I sometimes wear an eyepatch due to my failed vision. (Hence the nickname of “America’s Political Pirate.”