Wednesday, January 20, 2021
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I met Fielding by a stroke of luck, sometime I believe around 2007. I had purchased an old radio and was determined to repair it myself, so I went straight to the internet and found a group of friendly guys called the ‘Chicago Radio Club’. Seeking help from the lower Midwest, there was the following conversation;
“what state do you live in?”
Oklahoma
“GREAT, there is a super guy that lives in Ardmore, how far away are you from Ardmore?”
I LIVE in Ardmore.
“His name is Fielding and he lives on Sunset and Bixby, he is VERY knowledgeable and I bet would be glad to help”
I live on SUNSET AND 6th. (The nationally known expert literally lived down the street!)
We became good friends for many years and he was always so entertaining. He was a living, breathing Norman Rockwell painting, a real treasure. A true patriot, with countless stories and basic life lessons he was eager to pass on. He too was in luck, as I am a patient, good listener that highly respects older veterans – especially with technical wisdom! He was very much in love with Joyce and would not let me come over if it was anywhere near her ‘bean time’. He spoke of Cary nearly every time I visited as he was quite proud of him, although he seemed puzzled why his son had no interest in fiddling with dirty, dusty, half rotten, smelly relics of electronic history that could kill you in an instant by touching the wrong component!
I will forever miss Fielding. Attached is a photo I took, perhaps around 2010, several years into our friendship.
