David W. Campbell

Obituary for
David W. Campbell
David Walter Campbell, 74, originally from Hudson, passed away at his home, Bear Mountain at Worcester, on November 16, 2022, due to complications of Epilepsy. David was the eldest of three children of Walter Caldwell Campbell and "Lady" Ruth Randall Campbell, both of Bolton. He was the big brother of Eileen Roberts of Hudson, and Martha Ford of Lancaster. Despite living life as an uphill battle in many ways, he always had a positive attitude–except whenever anyone tried to rush him.
As a boy, David was a cub scout, and enjoyed taking summer trips with his family up to Lake Winnipesaukee. As he grew up, he developed a deep love of music. He collected album upon album, amassing quite a library over the years: The Beach Boys, The Beatles, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard...the list goes on.
David graduated from Nashoba Regional High School in 1968. In the early seventies, he met a girl named Patricia, and they got married. They had a daughter, Wendy, in 1975, and Melissa showed up two years later. Although the relationship with Patty didn't turn out as planned, David loved being a Dad, and found joy in teaching his daughters everything he could about life. He taught them about being kind to others, how to tie their shoes and ride a bike, and everything he knew about their family's English, Irish, and Scottish heritage. He did everything he could to educate them on his favorite music, movies, and TV–especially gems of the Western screen, like True Grit, The Big Valley, Bonanza, and The Lone Ranger. He loved those Westerns so much, that he adopted the uniform of a true cowboy sometime in the early '80s, complete with cowboy hat, boots, Wrangler jeans with a silver-buckled belt, and a bottomless cup of coffee...and woe betide the poor, uninitiated soul who deigned to suggest David might even begin to consider retiring this uniform–even if just for a day.
David enjoyed laughter, and sharing his joy with those around him. He loved reliving his favorite scenes and comedy sketches from Saturday Night Live, Caddyshack, The Blues Brothers, George Carlin, M*A*S*H*, Happy Days, Mork and Mindy, and WKRP in Cincinnati. He explored his talents and interests as a guitar player, silversmith, and CB radio aficionado, and shared these interests with his daughters.
Even after his mother passed away in 2011, when he moved to Bear Mountain at Worcester, he became popular with both his fellow residents and staff as a friendly, social guy who maintained his positivity. There, he continued his habits of sharing joy, art, and music with those around him. Even in his final days, he expressed himself with smiles and laughter. He always used to say, "Smile. It makes people wonder what you've been up to." Indeed.
David is survived by his daughter Melissa (Mike Xavier) of St. George, Utah, and his sisters Eileen Roberts of Hudson, and Martha (Jim) Ford of Lancaster.
David's family encourages interested parties to make a donation in David's name to the charity of their choice, to continue in sharing his joy with others.
Obituary for
David W. Campbell
David Walter Campbell, 74, originally from Hudson, passed away at his home, Bear Mountain at Worcester, on November 16, 2022, due to complications of Epilepsy. David was the eldest of three children of Walter Caldwell Campbell and "Lady" Ruth Randall Campbell, both of Bolton. He was the big brother of Eileen Roberts of Hudson, and Martha Ford of Lancaster. Despite living life as an uphill battle in many ways, he always had a positive attitude–except whenever anyone tried to rush him.
As a boy, David was a cub scout, and enjoyed taking summer trips with his family up to Lake Winnipesaukee. As he grew up, he developed a deep love of music. He collected album upon album, amassing quite a library over the years: The Beach Boys, The Beatles, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard...the list goes on.
David graduated from Nashoba Regional High School in 1968. In the early seventies, he met a girl named Patricia, and they got married. They had a daughter, Wendy, in 1975, and Melissa showed up two years later. Although the relationship with Patty didn't turn out as planned, David loved being a Dad, and found joy in teaching his daughters everything he could about life. He taught them about being kind to others, how to tie their shoes and ride a bike, and everything he knew about their family's English, Irish, and Scottish heritage. He did everything he could to educate them on his favorite music, movies, and TV–especially gems of the Western screen, like True Grit, The Big Valley, Bonanza, and The Lone Ranger. He loved those Westerns so much, that he adopted the uniform of a true cowboy sometime in the early '80s, complete with cowboy hat, boots, Wrangler jeans with a silver-buckled belt, and a bottomless cup of coffee...and woe betide the poor, uninitiated soul who deigned to suggest David might even begin to consider retiring this uniform–even if just for a day.
David enjoyed laughter, and sharing his joy with those around him. He loved reliving his favorite scenes and comedy sketches from Saturday Night Live, Caddyshack, The Blues Brothers, George Carlin, M*A*S*H*, Happy Days, Mork and Mindy, and WKRP in Cincinnati. He explored his talents and interests as a guitar player, silversmith, and CB radio aficionado, and shared these interests with his daughters.
Even after his mother passed away in 2011, when he moved to Bear Mountain at Worcester, he became popular with both his fellow residents and staff as a friendly, social guy who maintained his positivity. There, he continued his habits of sharing joy, art, and music with those around him. Even in his final days, he expressed himself with smiles and laughter. He always used to say, "Smile. It makes people wonder what you've been up to." Indeed.
David is survived by his daughter Melissa (Mike Xavier) of St. George, Utah, and his sisters Eileen Roberts of Hudson, and Martha (Jim) Ford of Lancaster.
David's family encourages interested parties to make a donation in David's name to the charity of their choice, to continue in sharing his joy with others.