Lavar Cook "Mac" McMillan was mayor of Murray, Utah from 1986 to 1990.
[1] During his administration, Murray saw the development of several notable business complexes namely the “Sports Mall.” He made national headlines[2] when he was quoted by a reporter, that in the National Basketball Association, “it's getting so the white players don't have a chance…I believe we have to do something.”[3] He was subsequently defeated in his re-election bid by his assistant Lynn Pett.
He was drafted into the United States Army during World War II and participated in the D-Day invasion of Normandy on Utah Beach and the liberation of the Dachau concentration camp.
He graduated from Utah State University with bachelor's degrees in Dairy Manufacturing and Microbiology.
Lavar McMillan died on 28 February 1997, after a 15-year battle with cancer.