SLS 202ES-512 ORIGINAL
2020 Second Extraordinary Session
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 30
BY SENATOR FIELDS
CONDOLENCES. Expresses condolences upon the death of Dietrich H. Fields.
1 A RESOLUTION
2 To express the sincere condolences of the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana upon the
3 death of Dietrich H. Fields.
4 WHEREAS, it is with deep regret and sorrow that the citizens of Louisiana learned
5 that Dietrich H. Fields, at the age of fifty-three, completed her life's journey and was
6 peacefully called to eternal rest with our Lord on October 3, 2020; and
7 WHEREAS, Dietrich was born to the late James and Selina McKnight Howard on
8 June 29, 1967; and
9 WHEREAS, Dietrich was employed with the United States Postal Service in various
10 positions, the last being as a maintenance manager; and
11 WHEREAS, Dietrich was described as a woman with a genuine, sweet, and loving
12 spirit by her family members, friends, and coworkers; and
13 WHEREAS, this beautiful and beloved angel with a contagious smile, who loved
14 people and treated them with respect, was often described by many as a blessing from God;
15 and
16 WHEREAS, her coworkers stated that she offered kind words, deserving corrections,
17 and an ear to listen, always at the proper time; and
18 WHEREAS, Dietrich Fields leaves to cherish her memories her husband of twenty-
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1 nine years, Rodderick W. Fields Sr.; daughter, Amber N. Fields; and son, Rodderick W.
2 Fields II; and
3 WHEREAS, Dietrich is also survived by a sister, Pastor Cynthia Howard Anderson
4 (Hardy); brother, James Howard, Jr., both of Baton Rouge, Louisiana; a granddaughter, Josie
5 Fields of Gonzales, Louisiana; a host of brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews,
6 cousins, and other relatives and friends; and
7 WHEREAS, despite the fact that her death leaves a substantial sense of loss in the
8 lives she touched, her memory shall forever live in the minds and hearts of those who knew
9 and loved this sweet, gentle soul.
10 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
11 does hereby express sincere condolences upon the death of Dietrich H. Fields.
12 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to her
13 husband, Rodderick Fields Sr.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Ann S. Brown.
DIGEST
SR 30 Original 2020 Second Extraordinary Session Fields
Expresses condolences upon the death of Dietrich H. Fields.
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