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David passed away suddenly of natural causes at home on February 3, 2021. He was born in Detroit, Michigan, the oldest of three children. The family moved to Chevy Chase, Maryland in 1959 when his father took a job working for Senator Phil Hart of Michigan.
Dave was a devoted husband, loving father, and dedicated friend. He has a son, Adam, by his first marriage to Barbara Feild. Dave and Cathie met in 1987 and married in 1988, celebrating 32 years of marriage in October of 2020. Dave was an animal lover and his dog, Ollie, was by his side when he died. He was a caretaker by nature and cared for his father and mother, John and Marilyn Field, during their later years. Dave also was a great help to Cathie in caring for her father until his death in August of 2020, and helping to care for Cathie’s mother up until the day before he died.
His career began in the advertising department of Sears Roebuck. He then attended the University of Maryland where he studied crafts to pursue his dream of becoming a potter. Dave was a professional potter during the 70s, creating beautiful, functional pieces that grace the homes of many people to this day. In his 30s, Dave started working as a copy editor at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) in Bethesda, of which he eventually become the Executive Vice President. During this time, Dave and Cathie had the opportunity to travel to many places in the U.S. and Western Europe, including Berlin, Amsterdam, Geneva, Stockholm, London, and various cities in Italy and France.
In 2000, he and Cathie moved to Raleigh, NC, where Dave took a job as the CEO of an association management firm, First Point Management Resources. He was known as a kind, supportive supervisor, and mentored many young professionals. Dave retired at age 69. The couple remained in Raleigh while Cathie continued to work until moving to Nags Head, NC in 2016.
In Nags Head, Dave and Cathie joined the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Outer Banks, where Dave served as Treasurer. Their home was near that of their dear friends of over 30 years, David and Maryann Maryott. Dave continued making pottery as a hobby, taking classes at the Manteo campus of the College of the Albemarle. Politics played a big role in the Feild family and became a lifelong interest of Dave’s. He was an avid consumer of news and commentary, reading The New Yorker and The Economist weekly. He also enjoyed all types of music from classical to bluegrass.
Dave was survived by his wife Cathie Callens Feild, his son, Adam Feild (Erik Torkells) of Santa Barbara, CA, his sister Tracey Feild (Rick Wiebush) of Catonsville, MD, his brother Thom Feild of Washington, DC, his niece Jeanette Holdbrook (Tom) of Woodbury, NJ, and many friends and members of Cathie’s family.
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