Robert D. Field July 6, 2015 Resident of Foster City Robert D. Field, former mayor and long time resident of Foster City, California died in his home on July 6, 2015 at the age of 84. Cancer and its related complications were the cause of death. He and his wife, June, had lived in Foster City, California for 50 years and he was elected to the city council in 1992 and served as mayor in 1994. Bob Field was born in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma on January 9, 1931, the youngest of three sons raised by Lee and Zora Field. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a degree in Biology and did post-graduate work at Stanford University and the National Marine and Oceanographic Institute at Monterey, California. Bob Field taught science and coached football at Mills High School in Millbrae, California for 30 years after a brief period as teacher and principal in Chickasha, Oklahoma and football coach in Pampa, Texas. He is survived by his brother and sister in-law, David and Sue, two daughters Robin and Jennifer, and five grandchildren, Paul, David, Rick, Lauren and Kelly. To his family, he will always be most fondly remembered as Poppy, a most extraordinary man who loved them unconditionally. As mayor, Bob Field is warmly remembered for his untiring efforts to provide Foster City with its outstanding recreational facilities, chief among them being the local golf course and driving range, and the multi-use exercise paths around the city. Published in San Jose Mercury News/San Mateo County Times on Sept. 18, 2015 - See more at: Robert D. Field's Obituary on San Jose Mercury News