Diana was born in Brownsville, Texas, on December 2, 1931. Her mother, Aurora De La Fuente Lopez, was an ordained minister. Her father, Justo Lopez Sr., was a grocer.
Diana married Brooks S. Campbell on Thanksgiving, in 1951. Brooks was a petroleum industry worker and stock investor. When Brooks died, she married Samuel M. Campbell, a World War II Veteran.
A favorite period of Diana’s life was caring for her two young children, Debra and John. An outstanding mother, she sewed beautiful dresses for her young daughter and her daughter’s dolls. She volunteered at school and encouraged her children’s education and interests.
Diana had many talents. When her children got older she attended Beauty School and became a career hairstylist. With a fifth grade education, passing the State Board was one of her toughest life challenges. Diana painted with oils and watercolors for many years winning recognition in local competitions. In later years, she created beautiful handmade cards and enjoyed scrapbooking. She crocheted and gifted relatives and friends with her work. As a sideline she sold some of her pieces through the hairstyling salon. Musically inclined all through her life, as a child of a regional missionary family, she traveled and performed playing the saxophone. She loved classical music and performed in church choirs.
Family and friends were important. She stayed in touch with many family members who loved her dearly. She made lifelong friendships as well as becoming friends with people whom she first met. She loved her dogs dearly, especially Twinker, a German Schnauzer and Nikki, her little white dog, who lived 18 years.
We were all so fortunate to have had her in our lives. She will always and forever be missed.
Left behind to treasure her memory are her children, Debra (Walter) McNary and John (Gail) Campbell; grandchildren, Jeanene Elder, Shane Campbell, Rebecca (Cameron) Melvin-Hardy, and Kelly (Maani) Osmond; great-grandchildren, Addyson Hoback and Aidan Elder; sister, Rebecca (Robert) Ramirez; brother, Justo Lopez. Jr.; and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be held at 9:00 am on Monday, July 10, 2023, at Memory Gardens Funeral Home, with a celebration of life service at 10:00 am. Entombment will follow at Memory Gardens Mausoleum. Lunch is generously being offered by Brighton Park Baptist Church, 3418 Airline Road, Corpus Christi, TX.
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