William Winfield Camp

CAMP, WILLIAM WINFIELD, 86 - of Carrboro, NC, passed away on September 1, 2008. William was born on May 5, 1922 in Atlantic City. William was preceded by his daughter, Patricia Della Lang. World War II Veteran serving in the US Coast Guard as a Higgins Boat (Landing Craft) operator trained at Lake Pontchatraine and then training Marines at Camp LeJeune to scale ships from Higgins Boats. He later served off the coast of England on submarine watch and was then stationed in Iceland for Air & Sea rescue. William had attended, Franklin & Marshall College with MS, Physics, Stevens Institute of Technology with Mechanical Engineering Degree, US Coast Guard Academy Prep School, Atlantic City High School 1941. William's career including, Engineering VP, GTE/Challenger/Westinghouse of PR; Engineering VP, Heinemann Electric Company of NJ. With 12 patents to his name, his inventions included the cordless electric shaver and circuit breakers used in the Mercury and Space Shuttle programs. William is survived by his wife of almost 59 years, Louise Vezzetti; son Frank W. Camp of NC; daughter, Coleen and her husband Alan Hopson of Oceanport, NJ; grandchildren, Amelia & Ben Lang of MD, and Taylor & Meredith Camp of NC; sister Clementine Camp of Ventnor. A funeral mass will be held at St. Thomas More Catholic Church, 920 Carmichael Street, Chapel Hill, NC on Monday, September 8, 2008 at 10:00 am. Visitation at 9:30 am before the mass. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to Duke HomeCare & Hospice, Office of Development, 4321 Medical Park Drive, Suite 101, Durham, NC 27704, or the charity of your choice. Arrangements made by the Cremation Society of the Carolinas. Online condolences and full obituary can be found at www.cremnc.com.