Aubrey Fields

Aubrey Michael Fields, 79, of North Little Rock passed away December 4, 2019. He was born November 4, 1940 at the Lena Jordon Hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas at 5:40 a.m. on a Monday morning. He weighed 6lbs, 4oz. and was 18 inches long. He was taken home from the hospital to 911 Hazel Street in North Little Rock, Arkansas and wound up living in North Little Rock his whole life (except for the three years he was in the Army). He was raised in a household with one brother, Ronald, who was two years older. His parents divorced when Mike was twelve (12).

From journals of his mother, he was stated to be a good baby that rarely cried. He started crawling at the age of 7 months and was walking before his first birthday. Michael was small for his age, so his mother started him on vitamins at the age of six. He remembered becoming very hungry after that, eating everything in sight and that he did start growing. Mike reached an adult height of 5’6 ½  with a weight of 155 going into the Army at the age of 19. As a child, he loved getting dirty which included anything from playing in dirt piles to bringing creatures home in his pockets. He was just as happy to play by himself as to be surrounded by a lot of other kids.

Having determined that he was never going to marry, it was a bit of a surprise to many when a wedding was announced for May 18, 1974. Mike was 34 at the time and was married to Mary Lee Dunn-Fields for 37 years when she passed due to metastatic lung cancer. No children born of this union.

In his lifetime, Mike traveled to many parts of the United States including west to California, south to Florida, and across the northern section by rail. He traveled internationally when he spent three years in Germany during his stint in the Army. He never desired to live anywhere else rather than North Little Rock, Arkansas.

While his mother pursued her education when Mike was in his teens, he started cooking for himself and continued that pattern for the rest of his life. In school, he had an affinity for math and the sciences and took classes at Shorter College towards an Associate’s Degree. Growing up, he was a member of the Methodist church but did not have much of a church affiliation as an adult.

As outgoing as he seemed to be in public, he was naturally somewhat introverted and had no problem spending time alone. It was not in his nature to be lonely or to become depressed. He did not complain, handled pain with admirable stoicism, and was stubbornly independent.

A Memorial visitation is scheduled from 1:00 to 3:00 PM, Saturday, December 21, 2019 with a balloon release at 3:00 PM at Smith-North Little Rock Funeral Home Reception Hall.