Bruce Campbell Obituary

Happy Birthday Dad! Im out exploring and I got a beer by the river. Wish we were exploring together. Miss you more than anything. I love you.

You loved celebrating holidays and although you are gone from sight you are not from my memories or my heart. We are all getting together including Marybeth and will chat about the good ole days with you.

Tonight 6 years ago you moved on out of sight but not out of mind...and it is still so hard to believe you are gone. I feel your presence constantly, especially giving me frequent advise which I love. The memories will never fade!

Miss you so much

Hi Dad! Happy Birthday! I am thinking about you today. I love you.

Brother Bruce, we miss you dearly on this day September 13, 2024 when you would´ve been 74 years old. We miss you and love you. Bro COLIN.

Hey Bruce ,
October is such a hard month for me along with September ( Our boy Turtle died)
You loved ice hockey ...you´d be so proud of Campbell. She was the only female that got picked up to be on the Littleton Hawks ice hockey team this season and she is rocking it. Omg they won again7-4 and she got voted most improved player from last year!

Miss you brother Bruce, on this beautiful Fall day in the Appalachian Mountans near Ashville NC.

Dear Nick Werle ,
I apologize for not remembering your name and your helping us with watching our kids way back when. Yikes how could I forget that! I must have had some ESP though, because we both got onto Bruce´s legacy the same day. Thank you for the kind words .
Catherine Campbell

Hi,I miss you...miss Turtle...such a daily struggle . I want to say please come back ,both of you, but I know that´s so stupid.
I´m thinking of rescuing a dog but even that´s so hard. I know I´m am extremely fortunate, healthy etc ..loss..memories .

I had reason to think of Bruce this day, and discovered this sad news 3 years late. My daughter babysat his kids over 30 years ago, I interfaced once at TRW with Bruce for his NUDET expertise. his kind spirit was shown in his helpfulness and in another personnel instance. He was a good judge of character. RIP

Thanking of you brother Bruce especially on your birthday September 13. September 13, and for that matter, every time
the number 13 comes up, I think of you and know its a lucky number. Love,
brother Colin

Well Bruce it´s your birthday and our Turtle bug has now gone to be with you. You would have liked that we gave him a hamburger, ice cream and other favorite treats the day before he passed.He was there last year with me when I spread your ashes at the lake where we would always take him diving.
I still feel your advice creeping into my head frequently when I cannot make decisions especially this past week when I was trying to find out what was wrong with Turtle. I hope that´s you and not my crazy brain playing tricks on me. I miss you and Turtle so much. I´m so deeply sad but I know you guys will have a great time. Always Love , Catherine your wife

Yo, Bro, Bruce,
Bro Stuart and I had a ceremonial dram of whisky (not Scotch of course), in your honor this Memorial Day week. We were way the hell up inthe beautiful Cascade Mountains pf Washington.Went hiking, petted dogs, connected with old andnew friends, and enjoyed the wonderful ness of life. We told your story and our younger brother Stuart sang your memorial sad but hopeful song...
“Magpie oh Magpie, why do you sing, way up high in that pinion pine tree?”

Really miss you bro.
We live a little fuller and a little happier,
because we know
you would want us too!
Colin and Stuart

Hi Bruce,
I received a nice card from West Point yesterday letting me know that a classmate of yours James Slone, made a gift contribution in your name. It is so nice knowing that friends and family are thinking of you as I do constantly. I miss you more than I could possibly convey in words. Love Catherine

Hey brother Bruce we’re all having a green beer for you today and thinking of you! Happy St. Patrick’s Day wherever you are!

Well Bruce, in a few hours it will be 2 years since you left me and the kids. It still hurts so so much. I miss you constantly.
I hope it’s good up there. Please check in with me so I absolutely know it’s you and not my crazy mind. Love,Catherine

Dad, you wouldn't believe what is going on in the world right now. I just keep wondering what you'd be saying right now? I am glad I can rest assured that you are safe. I love you dad!

Keep up the good words, Sarah. I know its healthy for you in recovery from such a big loss as your father, but its very healthy and therapeutic for us too. Yo, Bruce...

Please Come Home for Christmas. I wish you were here so bad. I listen to this song, please come home for Christmas by Aaron Neville, it reminds me of you. Every single time I play it I think of waking up Christmas morning when I was a kid and having the best morning. I loved your traditions. I wish you'd come back home.

Ive been super sick this weekend with a stomach virus and multiple times over the weekend I thought about my dad being sick all theses years. How I dont think there was a day when I heard him actually complain about the discomfort or the pain. I wish he was here everyday I do. I wish I could talk to him about the simplest of things and tell him I miss so many memories we did over and over.

Like this :
My dad and I never were shoppers but caroline laura and my mom were. My dad and I would sit in the chairs that they had out front of the store or even sometimes in the store and we would cross our legs, right over the left. And then my dad would count. 1,2,3 and wed switch legs, left over right. Wed do it a dozen times, wondering if people were looking at us, or not, it was something I remember and miss about him. I know he did it with my sisters too because Laura would be with us sometimes. It was goofy and fun. Just like my dad.

We had a great celebration for you on your birthday drinking beer of course, followed by a weekend of reminiscing with family, friends, listening to music and food. You would have enjoyed it and I'm sure you are smiling.

My memories to share regarding your brother Bruce.
It will be a bit of rambling, from a person who knew him (long ago) as a high school classmate and through many experiences in Scouting, but also as a fellow Junior grade officer in a military that was contracting after the Vietnam-era...
My first memories would be on account of our membership in Troop 23, at Fort Sam Houston. It was a large, active troop with a very professional Scout Master (Mr. Earl Harben). This would have been from ~1965, until we graduated from high school (1968). I do recall a trip to Philmont Scout Ranch (New Mexicoprobably 1967), where 10 days backpacking in foothills of the Rockies was a very good experience, but it rained at least 8 of those days, and not a little (you might have been on that trip?). There was complaining by some, but I dont have any memories of Bruce ever being a whiner on that trip...
I think it was during our senior year that we were in physics class together. I was grateful that Bruce could grasp the essentials of what we were learning, then had the patience and ability to explain clarifycertain principles, making this course much more enjoyable and rewarding.
Bruce went on to West Point, and I attended Lehigh University (in eastern PA). He was able to visit me once during his last year at the Academy. From what I could tell, though the Point could be somewhat harsh, confining, and regimented, he did well there. Once again, he was patient with it all, and was not a whiner...
We kept in touch with Christmas cards over many years. Distance and work/ family commitments reduced the energy I could put into such relationships. My last get-together with him would have been March 1985, when I attended a medical meeting in Colo. Springs. It now appears that this would have been shortly after his first bout with lymphoma. He looked fine, and I dont remember him saying anything about such a challenging, life-threatening experience.
So, I am left with memories of Bruce being a quiet and patient guy, whoas a scientisthad an ability to explainthings and objectively describe issues or events, thereby giving most of us who were privileged to know him a better understanding of this world we live in.
I do understand how you can miss him.
I hope this is OK to share with family. My best regards to you all.
Steven Leifheit 12 August 2019

Missing you Dad.

Every Adventure I have I think of Bruce.
Going to climb the
Seattle Space Needle Spire
April 25, 2019
in Bruces Honor.
I want Bruce to be my gurdian angel.

Nice words
Robert Grossman, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Please email me.
Sent with Love,
Colin
[email protected]

Catherine and Daughters of Bruce.
I served with Bruce (your Dad) in 1974 and 1975 at the Air Assault School in Fort Campbell, KY, where I met your Mom, as well.

I have tried to find him many times over the years as he meant a great deal to me and I have always treasured the friendship and the good times we had.


I am heartbroken that I finally found him via his obituary in the Gazette. He will forever be in my heart.

If it is possible, I would truly like to express my condolences in person. God Bless You All, and especially, Bruce.

Merry Christmas Dad. I had a dream last night and you were in it. Woke up and didn't really remember what the dream was really about but we all were on some adventure out someplace different. It was great to see you. I hope that wherever you are, there are adventures to be had. I love you and miss you.

Working with Bruce was a joy and he always put a smile on my face. As our work relationship and friendship grew, I looked forward to our almost weekly lunches. We let each other vent and we shared life stories from our pasts while we enjoyed greasy food. I'm especially grateful for Bruce's very generous participation in my wedding ceremony, which was such a beautiful day. Bruce was key in making that day so special to my wife and I, a day we will eternally cherish. Bruce lived a great life and really made the most of it. I will always think of Bruce as an exemplary man and a great role model to us all.

Cold, wet rain for 4 days in a row and look at that smile!

The quietest person in the room is often the smartest. Rest in peace brother. Gordon

I will always cherish our coffee on the deck with the humming birds. I will miss you forever more. I love you Uncle Bruce

I loved sitting on the deck with you Uncle Bruce. I will miss you forever.

I will truly miss my brother Bruce. Bruce was The smartest man I ever knew. Bruce helped me through middle school and high school mathematics. He could very calmly teach you something that seemed impossible at first. Bruce was also an EAGLE Boy Scout. We went on several Philmont Boy Scout Treks which later led to a very adventurous backpack trip near Durango Colorado off the narrow gauge railroad. This was just one of the adventures Bruce was always up to. We went on several boat cruises including a fantastic four-day houseboat trip on Lake Powell where Bruce was the captain of the boat. But the main thing I learned from Bruce is that it doesn't take a lot of words to be smart. Bruce was a wise person and very humble. I know he loves his wife his girls and his grandchildren and he was there to see them grow up, get married and have children of their own. Bruce fought his cancer with grace. Even with 3 bouts of chemotherapy, radiadion and a stem cell transplant. I'm glad he did not take the Jack Daniels cure that he joked about. Bruce we will miss you very much and I am lucky to have been part of your life and to be your brother.

Bruce and I worked many hours together with our software business. He was a great business partner and friend. He was always kind, calm and generous. He will truly be missed. God bless him.

Bruce was a great man. I very much enjoyed working with him - he was my manager. Hardly a day would go by where we were not cracking up about something. He made it fun to go to work. In addition to that he was just a great human being - he really cared about people around him. Bruce will be missed absolutely!

Missing my uncle very much - wishing we could have more time with him, and so grateful for the times we've had over the years at family reunions (and weddings)! Wishing our family peace as we heal from this major loss-- and as we try to fill the hole that's there with the memories we have. Love to all, Niece Heather

Today it has been five weeks since my husband, Bruce, passed and I miss him so very much. It is comforting to read these sweet, comments left in this legacy.Thank you.

Our beloved Uncle Bruce was an incredible man. He was the kindest, gentlest person I know. He made you feel relaxed and at peace in his presence. He loved the simple things in life! He cherished his wife, daughters, grandchildren and his dog! We will all mis him terrible but know his sweet soul lives on in his beloved family!! Please know our hearts & prayers are with you during this very difficult time! Love to all, Tamara & Family

"May it be sad, "Well Done". Be thou at peace" God Bless
Joe Adamczyk USMA '72

I will miss seeing my cousin at get-togethers. He sure did love his family and his country. I send my condolences to those who knew and loved him.

Such a sweet soul. I'm horored to have him as my cousin and to have had time together with him while he was last here in Hawaii.
Wish there had been more. My love and heartfelt sympathy to you Catherine, the girls and all the family and friends that are left
behind. Aloha Nui Loa, Roger and Cathi

Bruce was a good, good man. He will leave a hole in this world. This world would be better off if more people were like him. His family will be in my thoughts.

Bruce was such a kind, strong man. I hope you find comfort in your memories. Sending love to Catherine and his daughters and grandchildren.

Dad, you were beyond the greatest dad ever and I'm going to miss you so much. Im going to miss the little things. Cinnamon rolls at Christmas, advice you give, jokes you tell, and so much more. I know you are now safe and not in pain. I love you dad.