Gerald S. Campbell

March 21, 1932 - September 17, 2018

Gerry passed away at Richmond Hospital after a 15 year battle with cancer which demonstrated the resilience and tenacity he displayed in all other facets of his life. Gerry was born in New Westminster and grew up in Sardis as one of 13 children. He was always interested in sports, once playing against the Harlem Globetrotters as a high school student, and still finishing the Vancouver Marathon when he was 65. He spent virtually his entire adult working life in sales of some kind or other (his way of conducting a garage sale could be described as a contact sport of its own), and only retired from practising as a realtor in 2017 at the age of 85. Throughout his life, he did more community service than he ever wanted anyone to even suspect.

Above all, Gerry was fiercely devoted to his family, whom he entertained continually with his antics, and who will all miss him dearly. He is survived by Barbara, his wife of more than 64 years, his son Kim (Cheryl), his daughter Cheryl (Dave), his four grandchildren Chelsea (Chad), Andrew (Jessica), Christopher, and Cameron, and his two great-grandchildren, Cole and Logan. He also leaves behind many excessively spoiled dogs.

Although gregarious to a fault, Gerry was also a private, “no frills” person. To that end, he directed that there be no service or other memorials for him. Those wishing to do something in his memory should simply do something fun and caring for their family, as Gerry himself would have done.