LaMarr Billups, a former Madison community leader and special assistant to two UW-Madison chancellors, died Friday at his home in Falls Church, Va., after a short illness. He was 59. At UW-Madison, Billups was director of community relations from 1996 to 2007. He served as a special assistant during UW-Madison Chancellor David Ward?s first term and during the tenure of former UW-Madison Chancellor John Wiley.
?LaMarr provided an essential bridge between university and community,? Ward said in a statement. ?All who knew him will miss him deeply.?