William Otis Fielder

FIELDER, WILLIAM OTIS "BILL" William Otis "Bill" Fielder, a north county resident for the past 36 years, passed away August 14, 2006, at home in Cardiff. Raised in Springfield, OH, he loved telling stories about his mother, Mamie Thompson Fielder, renowned for her entrepreneurial savvy in real estate. He inherited that spirit and created his own legacy as an icon in the restaurant industry. Bill, father of six, step-father of four and grandfather of many more, is survived by his wife Louise Fielder. A restaurateur in every sense of the word, in the 60's he owned and operated Hasty House, Inc. an international string of fast food restaurants. Prior to that he was the President of Caterers Inc. (parent of Smaks and Allens Restaurants) based in Kansas City. He was the President of the Missouri Restaurant Association in 1957 and the youngest member ever of YPO. Bill retired to the San Diego area in 1970, however his love of the restaurant business brought a string of North Coast "hot spots". That included the Ole Ole, The Yellowstone Bus Company, The New Yorker and Billy Bobs. During this time Bill and Louise made time for three motor home trips around the United States to visit their burgeoning family. After his second retirement in 1989, he became involved in a protracted Eminent Domain battle with the City of Vista over the "Old Red Barn" property. Ultimately he emerged victorious after a seven year battle that made it all the way to the Supreme Court of California. After winning this battle Bill finally retired in earnest with his wife Louise. He is also survived by his sister, Helen Byrd of Memphis, Wynn and Bill W. Fielder of K.C., MO, Susan Fielder Mears of Rancho Santa Fe, CA, Douglas Fielder of Dumont, NJ, Wesley Fielder of Dallas, TX, Warde Fielder of Jacksonville, OR, Joan Zeno of Leucadia, Barbara Allen of Pacific Beach, Marylou Williams of Charleston, SC and many grandchildren. We will all miss him.Please sign the guest book at obituaries.uniontrib.com