A public memorial for Bruce "Utah" Phillips, who died Friday night, will be on Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Nevada City Little League field in Pioneer Park.

Phillips was a big baseball fan and regularly attended the Little League games in the park.

“He was a fixture at the games,” said Cindy Maple, executive director of Hospitality House and a friend of Phillips.

The memorial is expected to last two hours. The day had been decided by Phillips' family during the weekend but the exact time and place were were not worked out until Tuesday

In addition, “Trains, Tramps & Traditions,” a celebration of the music of Phillips will be held Saturday at 8 p.m. at the Odd Fellows Hall, 212 Spring St., Nevada City.

A private burial for Phillips will be held Thursday.

Phillips, 73, had been suffering from a chronic heart disease since 2004.

“The house is filled with family and friends, the deep sense of family and community washes over like a varnish forever binding us together,” his son Duncan said in a blog on Sunday. “We spent the day telling stories weeping, telling more stories and weep again.”

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