Arnie Fielkow speaks during the City Council meeting about the resolution to disinvest in companies that violate human rights, which the Jewish Federation and other groups see as support for the boycott Israel movement, at the Orleans Parish School Board in New Orleans, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018. City Council withdrew the controversial human rights resolution.
Advocate Staff photo by SOPHIA GERMERAs condolences poured in following the death Thursday of Tom Benson, one voice of gratitude to the Saints and Pelicans owner stood out.
It was from Arnie Fielkow, whom Benson fired as a Saints vice president when he expressed concern over the team's plan to finish its season immediately after Hurricane Katrina in San Antonio.