Miami—His career in the floor covering industry began in the retail sector and opportunity brought him into manufacturing. David Field came from an affluent family and possessed the resources to finance his entrepreneurial pursuits. After his retirement, he made his home here and on April 1, he died during an epileptic seizure while in his swimming pool. He was 67.

Field, whose family-owned Field Bakery, a large producer and distributor of a vast variety of baked goods, attended Syracuse University and graduated in 1961. That year, he joined Allied Stores and worked in the buying department assigned to floor coverings. In 1966, he became the rug buyer for E.J. Korvette and remained until 1969.

He spent the next two years as director of marketing for the Painter Carpet division of Collins & Aikman. Peter Spirer had sold Painter to C&A and the two met and decided to form a partnership in Tile Corporation of America (TCA). In 1972, TCA morphed into Horizon Industries and Field was named president. By the end of the year, he and David Polley formed David Industries, a partnership, with Field as president. In 1979, the company ceased doing business and Field was inactive until 1992, when he joined Globaltex as vice president of sales.

He left Globaltex in 1994 and again was inactive until 2001, when his friend Jerry Frost became critically ill and asked him to run Jerry Frost Industries. He operated the business until 2003, when Frost succumbed to his illness. In 2003, Field retired.

“He was very intelligent and quite capable,” said Peter Spirer, “and he was an excellent marketer. He made many industry friends and will not soon be forgotten.”

He is survived by a sister.