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Bluffton Blufft n Sun
‘Live Like D.J.’
September 3, 2025 • Volume 28, Issue 17 • Complimentary • BlufftonSun.com
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Fields family turns loss into legacy By Sasha Sweeney Editor
D’won “D.J.” Fields Jr. was known throughout Bluffton as a young man who “never met a stranger” and whose heart for service began in early childhood. From giving his shoes to a stranger in need to turning his Christmas wish list into offerings for others, D.J.’s life was defined by empathy and generosity, his father, Dwon Fields Sr., recalled in a recent interview. Fields Sr. shared anecdotes that reveal a son who valued giving above receiving. At around nine years old, D.J., while on a trip to Atlanta, encountered a barefoot man on the street and insisted on helping, even offering him his own shoes. His mother intervened, and they instead bought the man a pair of shoes, which the boy promptly handed over. At age 11, when asked what he wanted for Christmas, D.J. requested nothing, opting instead to deliver toys and clothes to less fortunate children in Savannah. “He just wanted to help,” Fields Sr. said. Those early experiences foreshadowed the kind of person D.J. would become; someone who lent money from his wallet to friends,
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