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Paul Campbell Obituary
Virginia Beach - Captain Paul E. Campbell, 80, of Virginia Beach, passed away peacefully on April 2, 2018.
Paul was born on November 27, 1937 in Essex, Missouri to Elsie Campbell. He was happily married to Jeanne Knapp for 59 years.
He graduated from Kamaya Maya High School in Hawaii, he received a Bachelor of Science and Environment Health in 1973 from George Washington University and a Masters of Health Science from Johns Hopkins University in 1974.
He enlisted in the Navy in 1955 and served our country for 42 years. He rose through the ranks to chief in 1966. He was commissioned shortly after and again rose to the rank of Captain. His service included malaria research in the jungles of Columbia where he rode a donkey and called himself the Navy Calvary. He was the officer in charge at Little Creek Boone Clinic where he was told to "go fix it". He served in Washington DC and Norfolk VA in the medical field. He then became Commanding Officer of the Hospitals at Guantanamo Bay, Beaufort, S.C. and Patuxent River where he retired in 1997.
He was the beloved husband of Jeanne Knapp Campbell, loving father of Debbie Free (Don), Shari Hall, David Campbell, Jim Campbell (Abbey), Beth Cullivan (Rich). He is also survived by fourteen grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren.
After retiring he joined the Virginia Beach Master Gardeners, where he was President for 2 terms and named Volunteer of the year in 2006 by the Rotary Club of Virginia Beach. Paul enjoyed being with his grandchildren and great grandchildren.
A Memorial service will be held at St. Nicholas Catholic Church on Saturday May 26, 2018 at 11:00 am followed by a reception. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to St. Nicholas Catholic Church, 712 Little Neck Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23452.
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David Morton, Capt. MSC, USN (Ret)
April 16, 2018
Paul was a great shipmate and a mentor to many in the Environmental Health and Medical Service Corps community. A true gentleman as well as a man who was ready at any time to put himself in harms way for his country, should it be required. We traveled many of the same roads but he seemed to always be the one on point showing the rest of us the way. Rest In Peace.
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