LaMarr Fields, a leading personality in San Francisco during the 1970s and 1980s, passed away from a sudden illness in Detroit, Michigan on September 21. He worked for the Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation during those years and was loved for his caring attitude. He lived in San Francisco where live theater was his passion, performing with the SF New Shakespeare Company, the Park Presidio Players, and NBC Light Works.
In 1993 he moved to Dearborn Heights, Michigan to take care of family. His life in Dearborn Heights was filled with directing and producing plays for the Dearborn Heights Civic Theatre and won best director three times. In 2003, LaMarr was inducted into the Dearborn Hall of Fame. Never one to avoid controversy, in 2005 he directed the Laramie Project in the face of protest threats from the Phelps church from Kansas. He was a proud gay man and an avid Scrabble player, often participating in competitions.
A memorial service will be held at the Cherry Hill Baptist Church, Dearborn Heights, MI, at 11 a.m. on Saturday October 29.