"After a nearly 10-year stint in the US Marine Corps and an early career in newspaper journalism, first as daily newspaper reporter and briefly as editor-in-chief at a local weekly paper, Lucas came to Computerworld in June 2000. He immediately began digging into enterprise technology topics with a dedication and curiosity that would successfully carry him through the next 25 years."
"Lucas approached everything he did with enthusiasm, high energy, and a positive outlook. Where other reporters might see mundane topics, Lucas always saw opportunity. He was legendary at Computerworld for finding great stories on his data storage beat - a topic few expected would produce the number of compelling articles he regularly filed. He once found himself deep in a western Pennsylvania mine, 22 stories underground, that had been set up by data storage and management vendor Iron Mountain to study geothermal conditions and engineering designs for electronic document storage, underground,"
Lucas Mearian died on Oct. 21 while recovering from heart surgery and is survived by his wife Kim and their family. He served nearly 10 years in the US Marine Corps and began his journalism career in daily and local weekly newspapers. He joined Computerworld in June 2000 and covered enterprise technology for 25 years, winning awards for reporting on enterprise storage, automotive technology, PCs, 3D printing, data privacy, fintech, cryptocurrency and blockchain. Recent focuses included generative AI, chip reshoring, remote/hybrid work, and IT skills and training. He approached reporting with enthusiasm, curiosity and energy, became known for finding compelling stories in data storage, and explored technologies hands-on, including 3D printing and blockchain.
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