Gerald Mitchell Campbell, 88, of Wichita Falls, TX passed away Saturday, December 20, 2014. A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 PM Tuesday, December 30, 2014 at the chapel of Hampton Vaughan Funeral Home, 1917 Archer City Hwy., Wichita Falls, TX. A reception will follow at the funeral home.
Mr. Campbell was born in Lawrence, Kansas on December 04, 1926 to Gerald Mitchell Campbell, Sr. and Pearl Allen. After attending high school, he enlisted in the U. S. Navy in 1943. After the war ended, he enrolled in Cal Aero Institute in California and graduated with honors. He then attended the University of Illinois, graduating with a degree in Aeronautical Engineering and served as a First Lieutenant in the U. S. Air Force.
Mr. Campbell worked at the Air Force Special Weapons Laboratory at Kirtland Air Force Base while earning a Master’s Degree in Structural Engineering from the University of New Mexico. After retiring from Civil Service, he worked at Northrop Engineering in California on the B2 bomber.
Gerry is survived by his wife Betty Jean Campbell; seven children: Carol Roberts, Gerald Mitchell Campbell, III and wife Liza, Maria Robillard, Mark Campbell and Rob Spaulding, Leslie Worthington, Christian Campbell, and Elizabeth Albertson and husband Darryl; ten grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
Mr. Campbell’s ashes will be scattered at sea off of Pensacola, Florida.
The family expresses its thanks to the staff of House of Hope and Integra Care Hospice.
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