Julian Morris Campbell Jr.

CAMPBELL, Col. (ret.) Julian Morris Jr., beloved husband of MaryAnne, passed away on June 6, 2010 from complications due to multiple myeloma. He retired from a career of 28 years in the United States Army in 1993. He served two tours of duty in Vietnam, and with his family, also served tours in Germany, Ft. Bragg, N.C., Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas, Panama, Ft. Huachuca, Ariz., and Ft. McPherson, Ga. Most recently he retired having served as an environmental technician and stormwater manager in the Fayette County Engineering Department. He was born on August 10, 1943, in Amherst, Massachusetts, to Julian and Helen Campbell (Warner). He received a Bachelor's in Political Science from Virginia Tech in 1965 and an Master's in Human Resource Management from the University of Utah in 1977. He was preceded in death by his parents. In addition to his wife, he is survived, and deeply missed, by his son; Brian, his son, Chris and daughter-in-law, Candice, all of Peachtree City, Ga.; daughter, Kelly and son-in-law, Pete, of Athens, Ga.; two brothers, Joel of Springfield, Va. and Jim of Richmond, Va.; sister, Janelle of Virginia Beach, Va.; and his four grandchildren, Carson, Cameron, Cole and Cayla. He thoroughly enjoyed being civically active in his local community and was past chairman of the Peachtree City Planning Commission and past chairman of the Board of Directors of the Southern Conservation Trust. He was an active member of both the Peachtree City and Metro Fayette Kiwanis Clubs. He pursued his hobby of singing as a member of the Southern Nights Chorale and the St. Matthew Catholic Church Adult Choir, and was active in barbershop chorales in the past. Heaven has gained a new choir member. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, June 16, 2010, at 7 p.m. at St. Matthew Catholic Church, 215 Kirkley Rd., Tyrone, Ga. Interment will be Monday, July 12, 2010 at the National Cemetery in Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets, St. Matthew Catholic Church Building Fund, or CatZip Alliance.


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.