Robert J. Field

Robert James Field of Hampton passed away peacefully at home on November 29th, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in St. Albans, Queens, NY on June 28, 1931, the son of the late Agda Marie (Edmark) and John Aloysius Field. He shared the last 30 years in marriage with his loving wife, Allison, and their children, Brendon Cooper of Gulf Breeze, FL, David Cooper and his wife Leah Chavla of Washington, D.C., and Miriah Sullivan and her husband, William, of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. He is also survived by two grandchildren whom he adored, Dylan Cooper and Scarlette Sullivan, his sister Joanne Dinga of West Palm Beach, FL and a number of nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his brother, John Weston Field. Bob was raised in New York, attending Manhattan College on a basketball scholarship to attain a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, graduating in 1952. After working for a few years as an engineer, Bob studied for the priesthood and was ordained a Roman Catholic Priest for the Diocese of Rockville Centre, NY in 1959. He was assigned to the Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Parish in Roosevelt. In 1968, he was transferred to St. Anne’s Parish in Brentwood, NY, which is where he met Allison and became a friend of the family. He transferred in 1978 to Pope Pius X Parish in Hicksville and then volunteered in 1979 to start a mission parish in the Dominican Republic in El Cercado, near the Haitian border. He became fluent in Spanish and spent 6 years in the Dominican Republic, returning to the US to become pastor of St. Luke’s in Brentwood, NY. He attained a Master of Theology and a Doctorate in Divinity. Leaving active ministry after 29 years to marry, Bob worked as a social worker for the State of Maine, doing child protective and adult protective work. He retired in 2002 at the age of 71, and began volunteering for Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of NH, advocating for abused and neglected children. He was a CASA volunteer for over 10 years. Bob loved being a Dad and “Grampie” – his family meant the world to him. He was an adoring husband, and a wonderful Dad, setting an example of humble service, open-hearted kindness, and gentle and abiding love. Curious and intelligent, he used his engineering training to make numerous improvements to their homes in Hampton Falls and North Hampton, before moving to Hampton 3 years ago. He continued to play basketball for a number of years with a Senior League. He enjoyed his friends with whom he lunched on Thursdays, and the walking group he met with on Fridays. Visiting hours will be on Monday, December 3rd from 2-4 and 6-8 at Remick & Gendron Funeral Home-Crematory, 811 Lafayette Rd., Hampton, NH. A mass of Christian Burial will be held Tuesday, December 4th at 11:00 am at St. Thomas More Roman Catholic Church in Durham. Interment will follow in Oak Lawn Cemetery in Hampton Falls. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to CASA of NH P.O. Box 1327, Manchester, NH, 03105 or St Thomas More Parish 6 Madbury Rd., Durham, NH 03824.

Robert J. Field

June 28, 1931 - November 29, 2018