Joseph Campbell

Joseph Campbell age 87, passed away on November 18, 2006. Born in Omaha, Nebraska, he was reared in Denver, Colorado. Upon his mother's illness and early death at age 25, he was placed in St. Vincent's Orphanage in 1923 at age four, and at age 13, he became one of 25 boys who started the Mullen Home for Boys in Denver. He left the Mullen Home for Boys at age 20 and joined the U.S. Navy, retiring after 21 1/2 years as a Chief Machinist Mate in June, 1960. He obtained his degree at the University of Arizona with a major in Mathematics and a minor in Systems Engineering, and was employed by the University of Arizona in the Business Office as Manager of the Computer Department retiring from that job in May of 1981. He leaves his wife, Ruth and four children, Zoe Murdock (Lynn), William Campbell (Marjorie), Colin Campbell (Erin), and Jim Campbell (Kathy) and 15 grandchildren. Services will be held at St. Pius Catholic Church on Friday, November 24, 2006 at 10:00 a.m. Graveside service with military honors to be held Tuesday, November 28, 2006 at National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, Cave Creek at 12:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests the remembrances be made to the Goodwin Campbell Scholarship Fund at the University of Arizona, Foundation, P.O. Box 210109, Tucson, Arizona 85721-0109. Arrangements by EAST LAWN PALMS MORTUARY.