LeRoy Steele Campbell

LeRoy Steele Campbell died in Redmond, Oregon on Sunday, January 21, 2007, at the age of 85. LeRoy was born April 17, 1921 in Centerville, Kansas to LaRoy and Mable Campbell. He grew up in Silverton and Hillsboro, graduating from Hillsboro Union High School in 1941.

Immediately after graduation, LeRoy began a 40-year career at Pacific Northwest Bell in Portland. Shortly thereafter, he was drafted into the service, joining the US Navy in 1942. He was an Electrician's Mate on the USS Dixie and USS Jicarilla in the Asiatic-Pacific Area Campaign and the Philippine Liberation.

After his honorable discharge in 1946, LeRoy returned to Portland to continue his employment with Pacific Northwest Bell.

In 1948 he married his devoted wife of 58 years, E. Lorraine Campbell. The Campbells raised their two children in Portland. LeRoy always looked forward to the family's yearly camping vacations. He also had a passion for backpacking and enjoying the out-of-doors with family and friends.

After retirement he and Lorraine enjoyed many years living near LaCenter, Washington. Later they moved to Camp Sherman, Oregon to be closer to their children.

LeRoy was loved by family and friends for his kind-heartedness, his willingness to lend a hand and his dry wit. LeRoy was preceded in death by his loving wife E. Lorraine Campbell on October 1, 2006. LeRoy is survived by his son Wayne Campbell of Redmond, daughter Diane Campbell of Sisters and sister, Jean L. Baker of Sherwood.

LeRoy would have encouraged those who wish to honor his memory to do so by simply enjoying themselves experiencing our great outdoors or by supporting a local environmental organization.