Dr. Fielding Fromberg

1930 - 2018

Henry Fielding
Fromberg
1930-2018
Dr. Henry Fielding Fromberg died peacefully at home on Wednesday, October 24, 2018, in Houston, Texas at the age of 88.
Fielding is survived by his wife of 65 years, Flora B. "Flossie" Fromberg; children Randall Edward Fromberg and wife Karen, Sandra Ann Fromberg and husband Stephen Davis, Paul David Fromberg and husband Grant Martin, Laurie Fromberg Norris and husband Bob, and Alicia Dawn Fromberg and husband Manuel Castillo; grandchildren Nicholas Steven Kam and wife Emily and Jonathan Austin Kam and wife Sarah of El Cerrito and San Francisco, California; Chase Henry Fromberg and partner Erin and Allix Nicole Taboada and husband César of Austin, Texas, Abigail Nicole Norris, Liam Alexander Norris, and Austin Fielding Norris of Houston, Texas; and great-grandchildren Mackenzie Rose, Carter Henry, Colton Henry, Julia Adeline, Lucas Bend, Alison Diane, and Diago Noe.
Fielding was born on February 15, 1930, in Kansas City, Missouri to Henry Edward Fromberg and Ann Austin Fromberg. He graduated from the University of Kansas in 1952, and Baylor University College of Medicine in 1956. He married Flossie Collier, his beloved wife, best friend, and partner in life in 1953. Fielding began his internship and residency in anesthesiology at The Methodist Hospital in 1956. He was the fourth member of the Methodist Hospital anesthesia group, where he remained until his retirement in 2012 at the age of 82. In 2008, he was honored as the distinguished anesthesiologist of the year by the AORN of Greater Houston. Flossie and Fielding's home was blessed with five children who remember him as a man of compassion, love, tranquility, quiet faith, and dry wit; a father who encouraged each one to pursue their goals, and shared with them his devotion to service to others, joy in life, and generosity to all.
Fielding served as an elder for many years at Bering Drive Church of Christ. In 1968, as an outreach ministry of Bering Drive, he helped to start a kindergarten in the Blossom Heights neighborhood of Houston. Among his other ministries, he served on the board of the Christian Child Help Foundation. He and Flossie planted the seed of the Church of Christ expression of Marriage Encounter with their friends H.K. and Esther Speck. In 1998, Fielding and Flossie began to share their gifts of healing through the ministry Faith in Practice, traveling regularly to work at Obras Sociales del Santo Hermano Pedro in Antigua, Guatemala. In 2017, they were honored by Faith in Practice in recognition of their service and generosity to the ministry. Late in his professional life, Fielding began to specialize in pediatric oncology anesthesia saying, "I'm a grandfather, so I know how to take care of babies."
A memorial service is scheduled for three o'clock in the afternoon on Saturday, November 3 at Bering Drive Church of Christ, 1910 Bering Drive, Houston, Texas, 77057 Rev. Linda L. McCarty, officiating. A reception will follow the service in the fellowship hall. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Faith in Practice at 7500 Beechnut Street, Suite 208, Houston, TX 77074 or donate.faithinpractice.org/givenow. The family would like to thank Houston Hospice, and caregivers Steen Staten, Shirley Scott, and Allysia Kizzee for their dedicated care.