Several Brown County Dignitaries were on hand yesterday (June 9th) as well as the family of Neil LaFave and the Wisconsin DNR, as the boat launch in Suamico was officially dedicated to LaFave.
The Suamico resident was a Wisconsin DNR game technician with special conservation warden credentials when he was shot and killed by a violator in the Sensiba Wildlife Area across the street from the Suamico Boat Launch on September 24, 1971.
The nine-year DNR veteran had gone to the wildlife area to post signs that afternoon but failed to return home in the evening, on his 32nd birthday.
The boat launch is now known as the Neil L. LaFave Suamico Boat Launch.
