I will miss him greatly.

While not involved since 2001, I expressed my appreciation for all of John’s efforts on behalf of the Party and the movement over the decades–in particular, his bringing to the attention of the Libertarian National Committee issues that ultimately became known as “the Willis matter” and that raised important issues of conflict of interest between the national office and the presidential campaign.

John had plenty of detractors…perhaps some with reason….but I always respected him for taking a difficult, principled stand on this issue.

Rest in Peace.

Hmmmmm, the last time I fronted funds to a Lib organization [Ed Tessler of Sandy Ego County. The guy who printed a veterans abuse / Citizens For A Better Veterans Home article in the local Lib news letter. Could not copy and mail such, as if it were rocket surgery. Had to hound him for my money]

[and these guys do not have the patriotism to criticize lethal veterans programs and yet they want to do a better job than the &@$#&$% government ?????? The on going arrogance!]

If any one in the alternative political movement wants to learn effective PR and out reach. Study San Diego County’s Richard Rider. Do the exact opposite. You’ll be fine!

As Ralph Swanson said, John Famularo worked closely — and often tirelessly — with other political parties.

This was not only true in 1988 when he maintained close ties to the now defunct Consumer Party, but also in the years subsequent to that.

In the late 1990′s, for example, John organized Fair Election Watch to organize Election Day poll workers for Philadelphia’s minor parties. He came up with the idea shortly after John J. Featherman’s congressional campaign in 1998 — a race in which the colorful former local television correspondent officially netted 1,198 votes in Philadelphia’s first congressional district. Famularo was convinced that Featherman had actually received twice as many votes as the official count indicated, but lazy poll workers — representing the two major parties — couldn’t be bothered with an accurate count of the votes cast for minor candidates.

He also moderated a mock debate that included John McDermott, the Constitutional Party’s candidate for mayor in 1999, and several candidates for other city offices from the Green, Libertarian and Reform parties.

We might not always agree on the issues, he once said, but “there’s no reason why we can’t cooperate on those things that have nothing to do with ideology.”

More than anything else, John was interested in “keeping the process as open as possible” and for that the third-party community is a lonelier place tonight.

Patient John Famularo, RIP
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“The Libertarian Party is founded on the Belief in Liberty. And the belief that Two Party Rule was slowly and surely making this country less of a Free Country and more of a Dictatorship of the Majority. That was true in 1971 when the party was founded, and unfortunately, more true today.
Mission Statement

The Libertarian Party is for fewer laws and lower taxes.
The Libertarian party is for free enterprise and defending the Bill of Rights”

He did a lot of unsung work in networking with other political groups and strategic ideas. He helped us isolate the best practices being used in Costa Rica LP and elsewhere. He had a lot of management savvy. Sadly, he had been battling one illness or another for some time. Though when I last spoke with him a while ago, he was still chipper.

He was an instrumental managerial cog in helping NatCom to right the Party in 1989 and working with national director Nick Dunbar and the national staff to untangle and enhance the office data base systems. In 1996, he was one of the partners who staged the very successful Libertarian National Convention in Washington, DC that celebrated the Party’s 25th anniversary.

Those who worked with John in the Philadelphia and Pennsylvania parties know what we have lost. His giant’s shoulders will be sorely missed.
Thank you, John, for all the advice, work, and devotion to the Libertarian Party.

I’m sure he’ll be greatly missed by those who knew him alot better than I did.

I particularly remember him showing up at several press conferences for the late Eugene McCarthy, the Philadelphia-based Consumer Party’s candidate for President in 1988. We knew how busy John was and were surprised that he always made an effort to attend such events.

He’ll be deeply missed.