Former UW-Madison Special Assistant to the Chancellor LaMarr Billups dies
By Marcie Benson | Nov. 14, 2011Former senior special assistant to the chancellor and Madison community leader LaMarr Billups died Friday at his home in Virginia.
Former senior special assistant to the chancellor and Madison community leader LaMarr Billups died Friday at his home in Virginia.
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