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Another Hero Left Us Today :-(

As some here know, I had been helping with a friend, a Retired doctor, Air-Force Col. Head Flight Surgeon, whose health had taken a major dive the last month, more than once, I had to take him to the ERs in Gainsville and Lake City, he is the one I took his uniform to at the VA in Lake City for Veterans Day (his sons both live in KY and his one daughter here just isn't strong enough t move him) to be with him for the VA ceremonies http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1323542075.jpg
Well, after being home less than a week, he started having trouble breathing, the home Nurse called 911, and he was rushed to a local hospital, the 1st day, he was weak, but OK, then Thurs night, had a massive stroke, and was less & less responsive.. So all the kids came in on Friday Night, and the decision was made to turn of the CPAP today, while all the kids were in town.. Not long after, Col. John Fielding left us and is finally out of pain:(
This hits a bit harder, as tomorrow (Dec. 11th) is the 18th anniversary of my Fathers passing... and people wonder why I don't like Christmas time...:(

Very sad news.

God speed.

RIP Col.

Sorry for your loss, Byron.

RIP

Condolences to you and your friends family.

Death is part of life...but nobody said it's a happy part. Byron, my sympathies.

Sorry for your loss.
RIP Col.

R.I.P. Col. Fielding. Sorry for your loss Byron.
Regards,
Sandy

You're a good man and a patriot Byron - proud to call you my friend.

R.I.P. Colonel Fielding - thank you for your service to our country. ;)

Its a good thing that you have been there for Him, Byron

R I P Col.

RIP, we need more real heroes in our society today. You're a good man for helping Byron.

Thanks for the kind words & thoughts.. To give you an idea what kind of man he was, he kept his ribbons & medals in a box, and he had a lot of them too, while at the VA, he didn't want to intimidate the enlisted patients any more than his Birds already did..

Sorry to hear this. RIP

Byron,
I'm very sorry to hear this, you're in my prayers!

Sorry for your loss brother. R.I.P Col. *SALUTE*

Very sorry for your loss. It's never easy...

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Originally Posted by Baz (Post 6423781)

You're a good man and a patriot Byron - proud to call you my friend.

R.I.P. Colonel Fielding - thank you for your service to our country. ;)

+1 - perfectly said...

angela

RIP.....may he fun on the otherside.....whatever the hell it is.

It sounds like your friend was a fine man who has lived a better life than 10,000 other men.

Thank you for taking care of him.

God Speed SIR!

Very sorry for your loss, Byron.

Byron,

Sorry for your loss. You have a great circle of people that you have been able to grow with and from. You are fortunate in knowing them, and we are fortunate in knowing you.

Be well,

ND

So sorry for your loss Brother . You're a good dude.

RIP, Colonel

Thanks guys, the fact that I had a gig tonight and had to look all smiley and happy was the hardest part of dealing with today, but fortunately, I was working with some great people, so Nikita is correct about the people I surround myself with, which does help, but nothing fills the growing void.

Well, this has been the biggest cluster that one can imagine, here is the edited obit.

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Former Warsaw resident Dr. John David Fielding, died Saturday, December 10, in Jacksonville, Fla. He was 75 years old.
Dr. Fielding graduated from Xavier High School in 1954, from Xavier University in 1958 and from the University of Louisville Medical School in 1962. After interning at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Dayton, Ohio, he entered the U.S. Air Force as Chief of Pediatrics, Lincoln Air Force Base, Nebraska.
Upon his discharge in 1965, he established a family practice in Warsaw and served as Director of the Carroll County Memorial Hospital and as deputy coroner for Gallatin County. He also owned and operated LeeJon and Jonka’s Kennels which produced several collie champions.
He left Gallatin County in 1976 to reenter the U.S. Air Force and earned his wings as a flight surgeon. He was also deputy hospital commander and mobile hospital commander and obtained the rank of 06. In addition, he became certified as a Hyperbarics physician and directed the Hyperbarics chamber at Wright Pat Air force Base. He was also a physician professor of aviation medicine at Wright State University.
He served with the 23rd Test Wing at England Air Force Base and the 4950th Test Wing at Wright pat Air force Base in Ohio. He was awarded several military commendations and medals during his career with the USAF.
Throughout his career, Dr. Fielding never lost his interest in emergency medicine and continued to serve part time and full time in that capacity in hospitals in Kentucky, Ohio, Louisiana and Georgia.
He was proud of the years he was a physician in Warsaw and often spoke of his friends and experiences there. He held a great fondness for the area and always made an effort to visit old acquaintances when he was in the area spending time with family.
He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Karen Oberding Fielding; two sons, John David Fielding III, and Mark Anthony Fielding, both of Independence; two daughters, Michelle Marie Fielding-Cooper of Hebron and Amie Fielding of Fleming Island, Fla; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Burial with full military honors will take place at the Veterans National Cemetery in Jacksonville, Fla.
Memorials are suggested to The Passionist Nuns Monastery in Erlanger of the Congregation Ahavath Chesed of Jacksonville, Fla.

The burial will be tomorrow, I had to pick up the Col & the Flag for the ceremony in the monrning:( but it gave the Col a chance to ride in the Carrera, as he wanted to but was never really up to it. It was a nice day on the River,http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1324501912.jpg
so we just took a little ride along it on the way home..
Please, make sure you goes have made arrangements & have someone to help if your Wives are too upset or you have kids like his:mad: No family member should have to deal with this..
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Death this time of year is hard enough, but to have pick up a loved one, packed in boxes:( like Christmas packages:( makes it that much harder..

God Speed and may all your friends who preceded you be there to welcome you, Col.
Job well done..... 21 guns

You're a good man, Byron!!

Sometimes hero's wear flip flops, shorts and shades.

My condolences and thanks to you Byron.

Well done Byron.
I'm sure the Colonel enjoyed the ride.

Praying for him to have fair weather, tailwinds and a good journey.

RIP