Mark LaMura's Family Visit to Castellammare di Stabia
August 2015
In January of 2025, I was contacted by Mark's sister Maria, advising me that Mark's daughter Gabrielle was expressing interest in our family history. After we made contact with one another, Gabrielle offered these photos taken in August of 2015 when she and her father and mother traveled to Castellammare di Stabia and met with several LaMura family members. According to Gabrielle, Mark went around knocking on doors until he found who he was looking for. In this case, it was Giovanni LaMura, an ex-mayor of Castellammare di Stabia.
The following is the slightly imperfect Google language translation of Giovanni's obituary in the la Repubblica news source:
The former mayor Giovanni La Mura, a prominent exponent of the politics and entrepreneurship of the Stabiase, founder and president of Marina di Stabia, has disappeared, the luxurious tourist port that every year attracts hundreds of VIPs and international stars that dock with their yachts in the prestigious marina in front of Capri and a stone's throw from Pompeii and Sorrento. Gianni La Mura died at the age of 84 and the funeral will be celebrated on Friday 10 at 10 am in the Church of the Sacred Heart in Scanzano di Castellammare di Stabia.
A commercialist and entrepreneur, La Mura was councillor of the left-wing stabiese junta in 1972, then mayor in 1976. Subsequently deputy mayor from 1982 to 1998 with the role of Councillor for Urban Planning. In 1990 he was regional councillor and also regional councillor for Industry, a prominent exponent of the Psi. He also held the position of first citizen of Castellammare between 1977 and 1978.
"Deep sadness" expressed the mayor of Castellammare di Stabia, Luigi Vicinanza. "With him goes an important piece of the political and economic history of Castellammare di Stabia - he added - I can only recognize and respect his commitment to our territory and the passion with which he carried out his ideas. On my behalf and the entire municipal administration, I express my sincere condolences to the La Mura family, to his collaborators and to all those who knew and appreciated him.
Condolon also expressed the mayor of Pompeii, Carmine Lo Sapio: "With deep sorrow I learned of the death of President Giovanni La Mura. A news that emotionally shakes Pompeii and Castellammare di Stabia that lose at the same time a man and an entrepreneur of considerable stature and depth, as well as a precious and sure reference for those who have had the good fortune to know him. I can’t think of a future without a man like him.”
"The city of Castellammare di Stabia mourns the death of Giovanni La Mura, a former socialist mayor and a central figure in politics and local entrepreneurship - says in a note the regional secretary of the Psi Campania, Michele Tarantino -. La Mura, at the head of the city in the 70s, distinguished himself for his commitment to the community and his vision of development. As founder and president of Marina di Stabia, he has transformed the port area into a point of reference for tourism and the local economy, demonstrating an incredible foresight and passion for the territory. His disappearance leaves a deep void in the Stabia community, which today gathers around his family. Castellammare loses a man of great value, whose legacy will remain alive in the hearts of all who have known him. His example will be a guide forever. Rest in peace, Gianni."
