1:20pm | Belmont Shore community activist Justin Rudd informed his friends via Facebook this morning that his English bulldog Rosie passed away this morning. Rosie was 12.

Rosie was a popular dog throughout Belmont Shore who inspired hundreds of people and was the inspiration for Rudd founding popular community events for pets such as the annual Haute Dog Easter Parade. Rudd was the staging-live.lbpost.com 2007 Person of the Year and number nine on the staging-live.lbpost.com 2009 Ten Most Powerful People In Long Beach.

Here’s what we said late last year in naming Justin one of the top ten most powerful: You know the name, you know the events, and you even know his dog, Rosie. After nearly a decade of community activism in Long Beach, Justin Rudd continues to exercise and expand his power as a citizen simply by willing his events into success.

With the 9th annual Howl’oween dog parade fast approaching, and 123 consecutive months of beach cleanup events under his belt, Rudd has proven the power of community as these events and more regularly draw hundreds of residents to volunteerism. The larger parades number in the thousands of spectators. His fitness boot camps and weight-loss challenges are the root of some of the city’s most inspirational tales.

According to Rosie’s Facebook page: she loves rides in her red flyer wagon and spending lazy days napping on her chair in the living room. And, she likes to play with her little brother Riley.