Ballfield #1 at Friendship Park received a new name on Oct. 8.
A large group of family and friends were on hand as the ballfield, located at Baldwin/Clarkston Roads was officially named (Kevin) Spencer Field.
Orion Township Parks and Recreation Director Rock Blanchard wanted to honor Spencer, who died this past July at the age of 49.
Spencer was a former Lake Orion High School junior varsity baseball coach and former president of the Lake Orion Boys Baseball League.
He worked for over 10 years at A-1 Turf Plus mowing, working in the township parks.
According to Blanchard, Spencer often mowed extra cuts on township parks and mowed soccer and baseball fields for the youth leagues free of charge.
Spencer was also instrumental in getting ballfields constructed at Civic Center Park on Joslyn Road.
At the dedication, former township parks and recreation director Mark Vagi said he knew Spencer very well. Vagi was hired in 1989.
‘Kevin was one of the first people to take me under his wing. He was dedicated to the community. He had a great laugh and took great joy out of the simple things in life.
‘He left a legacy as a volunteer in the community,? Vagi added.