David Charles Campbell

July 10, 1931 - November 12, 2023 David Charles Campbell passed peacefully in his sleep on November 12, 2023 at the age of 92.
David was born in Edmonton, Alberta. A gregarious and extremely bright child, he entered the University of British Columbia at just fifteen and proceeded to earn a bachelor's degree in accounting. He eventually moved to San Francisco, CA, where he earned a Ph.D. in economics, from the University of California, at Berkeley. In San Francisco he also met and married his wife Joyce, had his first son, Allan, marched for civil rights, and became a U.S. citizen.
David and family moved to Moscow, Idaho, in 1972, where he had his second son Michael and began teaching at the University of Idaho, eventually becoming a tenured professor of economics. In 1972 David took a one-year leave from the university to serve as an economic advisor to the government of Trinidad and Tobago.
In 1978 David's family moved to Washington, D.C. where he worked as an environmental economist for the Department of the Interior and later as a registered lobbyist for the National Wildlife Federation. In addition, he taught as a visiting economics professor at American University.
In 1993 David followed Joyce to Los Angeles, California where he served as a consultant on various environmental concerns including the protection of Mono Lake in California.
Throughout his life, David was a world traveler. He hitchhiked across Europe in his twenties, visited China while working as an economist, and in retirement traveled to such places as Peru, Vietnam, South Africa, and Bhutan.
David was known for his relentless questioning of authority and religion, was an avid tennis player and golfer, a lover of ice hockey, and a skillful bridge and cribbage player.
He is predeceased by his parents, Gordon and Rosemary, and his sister Deltha. He is survived by his wife Joyce, his sons Allan and Michael, and his sister Louise Nichol, in addition to several extended family members and in-laws.
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