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And while you’ve heard and seen so much about William Mason tonight as the supposed orchestrator of a beheading, what about the victim?  Well, in between the very involved police investigation and court updates, there is Lucas’s grieving family who is waiting patiently for answers as to why their loved one was ruthlessly murdered. Today his Belmopan family told us off camera that they are still trying to come to terms with his death because “Pastor Lueâ€￾ as he was affectionately called, was loved and respected by everyone. Lucas’ sister told us that he left Belize for New York in 1990 to work in the family business with his brother. He lived in New York for about 14 years. During that time he studied to become a pastor. Lucas had just recently returned to Belize a couple years ago and was the head pastor of a Baptist church in Dangriga. Lucas also lead sermon’s here at the Belmopan Baptist Church as well as other churches across the country. His sister told us she will always remember him as a vibrant and passionate person.

That passion was visible one year ago when he offered himself as an independent candidate in the Dangriga bye-election.  Lucas didn’t have much of a shot at success but when Plus TV interviewed him on the morning of July 8th, he was upbeat, and optimistic:..

LLewellyn Lucas, Independent Candidate – â€œNobody runs a race to lose. Maybe Paul Morgan did say on the TV that he didn’t want to win but Pastor Lue come in as a winning man. Jesus is number one in God and number one in everything. And as his servant, I want to be number one. If not today,tomorrow but the machinery is in place that change and betterment has come whether Belizeans, Dangrigans want it or want it not. Let me tell you something, man. You see all this right now, man? This woulda mih neva happen had Pastor Lue neva stepped out. The blue party, the blue seat says, ‘you know what, we won’t even contest cause we’ll waste money.’ But Pastor Lue stepped out, then blue came back then all the others came back. Let me tell you something, you see all this money spent, Mr. Dean Barrow said for nomination day he spent $900,000.00. For nomination day and wa spend 2 million dollars fi election. That alone, man, da victory fu Pastor Lue. So, thank you all for being here and spend some money da Dangriga, man!â€￾

Again, that footage from plus tv from July 2015. Despite his undeniable optimism, Lucas only went on to get 14 votes in that election.  Lewellyn Lucas was 47 years old.