AURORA | The 20th anniversary Fields Wolfe Memorial Gala is slated for July 25, at the Denver Botanic Gardens, honoring the lives and legacy of Javad Marshall-Fields and Vivian Wolfe, two victims of gun violence whose deaths sparked a movement for justice and education.
Held by Arapahoe County Commissioner Rhonda Fields, the mother of Marshall-Fields, the gala will include elected officials, community leaders, families and scholarship recipients in remembrance and celebration.
The public is invited to event.
This year’s event will highlight more than 30 Fields Wolfe Scholars who have received educational financial support through the Fields Wolfe Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund at Colorado State University. Sixteen of those scholars are expected to attend the gala.
Among those singled out this year for honors are former CSU President Dr. Al Yates, who will receive the Distinguished Pathfinder Award, and U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper, who will be recognized as a Courageous Trailblazer.
The gala is scheduled from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., with doors opening at 4:30 p.m. All proceeds benefit the scholarship fund, which aims to carry forward the dreams of Marshall-Fields and Wolfe by supporting leadership and academic achievement among Colorado students.
The Fields Wolfe Memorial Fund was founded in response to the 2005 murders of Marshall-Fields and Wolfe, who were shot and killed after Marshall-Fields agreed to testify as a witness in a murder trial. Their deaths prompted statewide reform around witness protection and inspired a lasting legacy of advocacy through education.
The push for justice in murders eventually launched the activist and political career of Rhonda Fields, who has held seats in the state House and Senate, and whom now sits on the Arapahoe County commission
Tickets and more information are available at FieldsWolfe20thAnniversary.eventbrite.com.