Richard L. Fields Obituary

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Richard L. Fields (Springfield, Massachusetts), who passed away on February 24, 2025, at the age of 81, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

As we bid Richard farewell, let us not mourn the absence of his physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of his spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Richard is not truly gone, but merely transformed, his energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.

He was predeceased by: his parents, Herbert Fields and Alma Fields (Corns); and his wife Maria Fields (Dutra). He is survived by: his sons, David Fields (Donna) of Ludlow and Christopher Fields (Milagros) of Stafford, VA; his grandchildren, Amy, Jacob, Emma and Anthony Fields; his great grandchildren, Collyn Desroches, Tallyn LaGrace, Valerie San and Sophia San; and his sister Donna Gadj. He is also survived by other extended family members and many friends.