July 24, 1967 – January 28, 1991
Michael LaGatella graduated from Lincoln High School in Warren and tended bar at the Woodward in Detroit while attending Wayne State University. After he took his own life, LaGatella’s friends established a scholarship in his name for gay and lesbian students at Wayne.
Wayne State Celebrates 20th Anniversary of LaGatella Scholarship
Michigan LGBTQ Remember 
Thank you for including Mike’s picture and information about his life. I was Mike’s partner–he was loved dearly by everyone in his life and it’s our hope that his memory will live on. We’re grateful to see his memory preserved here.
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