[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 84 (Wednesday, June 6, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E995]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               IN HONOR OF MR. WILLIAM ARTHUR FIELDS, SR.

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 6, 2012

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in remembrance of Mr. William 
Arthur Fields, Sr., who lived his life centered around family, 
community, and hard work.
  Mr. Fields was born on May 21, 1915 in Columbus, Ohio. He was married 
to Estelle, for 68 years and had four children, William, Jr., Ronald, 
Janice and Charles. He was an avid reader, who enjoyed hunting, fishing 
and golf and shared his love of nature with his family on many fishing 
trips to Lake Erie. He was a life-long member of Mt. Zion Missionary 
Baptist Church.
  Mr. Fields started a family-owned and operated construction and 
masonry company, Fields Brothers Masonry. A skilled block and masonry 
contractor, he used his skills to improve his community whenever he was 
called upon. Following his first retirement, Mr. Fields became a 
dispatcher for the City of Columbus, Maintenance Department. In 
addition, he was a volunteer firefighter for Clinton Township.
  I offer my condolences to his children, Janice Bosley and Charles 
(JoAnn) Fields; daughters-in-law, Earlene Fields and Shirley Hawkins; 
brothers, Charles and Carl (Jean) Fields; sister-in-law, Bettye Randle; 
15 grandchildren, 34 great-grandchildren and 13 great-great-
grandchildren.
  Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me in celebrating the long 
and prolific life of Mr. William Arthur Fields, Sr.

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