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James W. Campbell

Hampton, Virginia

Nov 25, 1935 – Jan 8, 2023

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BORN
November 25, 1935
DIED
January 8, 2023
LOCATION
Hampton, Virginia
CHARITY
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R. Hayden Smith Funeral Home - Hampton Obituary

James W. Campbell, 87, died Sunday, January 8, 2023. Born in Newport News on November 25, 1935, he served 4 years in the US Air Force then graduated from the NASA Apprentice School. He remained at NASA for 34 years retiring as an Electronics Technician in 1993. He was a member of the Laf-A-Lot...

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Prayers for consolation and peace to the entire Campbell family. Although we were not formally family, we knew them as Uncle Jimmy and Aunt Joan and loved them as well as their sons Wayne and Billy and their families as our family. I will always carry in my heart the memories made growing up with the Campbell family whether it be times at the lodge with Uncle Jimmy trying to teach us to fish or to row a boat or hearing him reassure me that I had nothing to fear from the deer head on the...

It's been far too many years, but I have such incredibly fond memories of our families spending time together all those years ago; such wonderful, genuine, caring and gracious dear friends. My love and condolences to Aunt Joan and the entire Campbell family. May God bring comfort in this time of loss and joy over time yet to come of the many wonderful memories