SOLAHA Vol. IV, No. 27 Augie Bezmalinovich –
Port of LA community liaison, Augie Bezmalinovich tells the story of all the friends he made, and the strict nuns, at Mary Star from kindergarten to high school starting with kindergarten and all the way to playing for one of the best football teams in the history the school that included future All American and pro player Tim Wrightman.*
Augie’s family have lived in SP for nearly 100 years. He’s 100% Croatian descent. He went on to higher education and graduate of University of Southern California.
He serves as liaison between the various communities surrounding the POLA, and throughout the Southern California; and community leaders and business stakeholders to identify programs to educate and promote the Port as a regional community partner and major economic asset.
He’s happily married to beauty Lynn (nee Stecker – aunt of Joshua Stecker/publisher San Pedro Today (participant in SOLAHA Vol. V). They’re often out and about at community functions, strolling at 1st Thursday, and enjoy traveling to Croatia.
*Note: See filmmaker Jack Baric’s great documentary PORT TOWN (2006, premiered at LAHIFF; seven stories) for more about Tim Wrightman and the award winning football team/game: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0847513/