Supplier Abraham Razick died July 8 when a airplane he was in crashed in dense fog in need of the runway at French Valley Airport in Riverside County, Calif. He and his spouse, Alma Razick, 51, had been among the many six passengers on board the Cessna C550 enterprise jet. There have been no survivors.

Razick, 46, was a associate in Hyundai of Yuma and Kia of Yuma, each in southwest Arizona, and sole proprietor of Fullerton Ford Orange County, in southern California, which he purchased in August 2021. The staffs at Razick’s three dealerships put out an announcement on Instagram shortly after the crash.

“Our proprietor Abraham Razick tragically handed away yesterday,” the put up learn. “He was a loving husband, father, brother, and proud United States Marine. His spirit and fervour for all times is not going to be forgotten alongside along with his dedication to creating his neighborhood a greater place. Honor, braveness, and dedication are values he discovered serving within the Marine Corps and values he lived by on a regular basis. Relaxation straightforward, Abe. You may perpetually be in our hearts. Semper Fi, Marine.”

An NTSB spokesman stated the identical day because the crash that the pilot reported to air visitors management that he was going to carry out a missed method, “which typically occurs when the pilot cannot see the runway.”

Air visitors management cleared the pilot for the missed method after which cleared him to land once more. The pilot crashed 500 toes in need of the designated runway. The plane, excluding the tail, was engulfed in hearth. The airport is in Murietta, Calif. about an hour southeast of Anaheim.

Tom Textor, controller for Fullerton Ford Orange County, stated Monday Razick equally priotitized workers’ success and well-being.

“He needed everybody to really feel they might come to work and do their job with out loads of presure to attain or carry out. However on the similar time limit, he inspired a excessive stage of efficiency from all people and he was beneficiant to a fault,” Textor instructed Automotive Information.

Shortly after Razick purchased the Ford dealership, he instructed Automotive Information why he was trying ahead to his new enterprise.

“I believe it is an important alternative to have the ability to personal a Ford retailer now with electrification and their funding with electrification,” Razick stated on the time. “Being in Orange County, it is only a large deal out right here.”

Razick turned co-owner of Hyundai of Yuma and Kia of Yuma along with his buddy Adli Kakish after each had been senior managers at totally different dealership teams in California. The pair purchased Hyundai of Yuma in March 2015 and greater than quadrupled the shop’s month-to-month gross sales by the tip of that 12 months. In 2016, Automotive Information acknowledged Razick as a 40 Below 40 honoree.

Earlier than getting into the automotive business, Razick served in an aviation unit for the Marines. He supplied all lively navy personnel and veterans free oil adjustments at his dealerships. He additionally prioritized serving to fellow veterans, helping them find jobs and internships. He seen the automobile enterprise as an integral a part of his re-entering civilian life. In 2021, Automotive Information named Razick a Notable Army Veteran.

“After I acquired out of the navy once I was 20 years outdated, the automotive business was my blessing,” Razick stated, noting he needed to be a “beacon of sunshine” for different veterans who did not know what to do after they left lively obligation.

Razick left the navy at age 20 and initially meant to turn into a police officer. He stumbled into the retail auto world by taking a job at a dealership in Illinois to earn spending cash whereas he waited for a police academy class to start out. He thought his job can be washing automobiles, however as an alternative he began promoting them.

Razick instructed Automotive Information in 2016 he was an instance of how a basic supervisor may turn into a seller regardless of having no household ties to the enterprise. He shared this recommendation to business colleagues:

“You do not have to have $50 million. Put your title on the market. Be part of the advisory boards and go to the conferences,” he stated. “You possibly can’t simply go to conferences and complain about all the pieces like all people else does. Convey one thing to the desk that no one else is bringing. When all people else complains, you say, ‘That is how we are able to promote extra automobiles.’ They will be shocked.”