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Josh Owen (far right) with (left to right) Matt Knabe, Alex Cherin and Shaun Lumachi. Photo Courtesy of Mayor Robert Garcia’s Facebook Page. <\/em><\/p>\n He was a beloved family man, a loyal son, a rotarian, and a genuine person with a passion for giving back to his community, friends said. <\/p>\n Last night, Joshua Owen, president of the trucking company Ability Tri-Modal and member of countless Long Beach community organizations, died while relaxing at his father\u2019s home, according to family friends. Owens is survived by his wife and two children. He was 43.<\/p>\n “Life changes in a second,” wrote his wife, Tessa Owen, in a personal Facebook post Tuesday. <\/p>\n Members of the community have flooded Facebook in tribute to Owens\u2019 life. Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia said tonight\u2019s City Council meeting would be dedicated in his memory.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is a terrible loss for Long Beach,\u201d said Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia in a personal Facebook post. \u201cJosh was a great guy with a big heart. He always had strong opinions with an ability to have respectful dialogue. Josh had a deep love of family, city and country.\u201d<\/p>\n While Owen was growing up, his father, Greg ran Tri-Modal Distribution Services, a company he created that operated in the Port of Long Beach (POLB). After attending San Francisco State University for film production and starting his own production company, Owen earned a Master\u2019s in International Logistics from the Georgia Institute of Technology and took over as President of Ability\/Tri-Modal Transportation Services, Inc.<\/p>\n Beyond his professional life, Owen\u2019s focus was on his family and community. His Facebook page is filled with pictures of his family and his resume is riddled with community services positions at organizations: Vice Chair of Public Policy at the Long Beach Chamber of Commerce, Board Member of the Westerly School of Long Beach, Member of the Long Beach Rotary, Advisory Board Member of California State University, Long Beach (CSULB).<\/p>\n These positions show just a fraction of his altruism, according to friends.<\/p>\n \u201cHe had the heart of an elephant and the bite of a tiger, in terms of his passion,\u201d said UPS Vice President of Public Affairs Bruce MacRae, whose friendship with Owens goes back \u201cdecades.\u201d \u201cJosh still had that little kid in him. When you saw him enter a room, people would go to him, he wouldn\u2019t have to go to them.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cJosh was just one of the most genuine people in the world,\u201d said Weston LaBar, founding partner of PEAR Strategies and Executive Director of the Harbor Trucking Association (HTA), who met Owen through the Long Beach Chamber of commerce. \u201cHe was one of my first friends in Long Beach. Beyond his accomplishments in trucking, he was just a great guy\u2014that\u2019s what I\u2019ll always remember about Josh.\u201d<\/p>\n