GEORGE CAMPBELL
George L. Campbell, age 79, of Cove Road, died peacefully on Saturday morning at Yale- new Haven Hospital in New Haven after a brief illness..
George was born on September 27, 1922, in Ann Arbor, MI the son of Henry Monroe Campbell and Isabella (Lothrop) Campbell
He graduated from St. George’s School in 1940, Harvard University in 1944 and Columbia Teachers College in 1958. He served in the Navy during WW II and achieved the rank of Lieutenant.
George taught for many years at a number of private schools including Grace Church School in New York City, The Promfret, in Promfret Conn., and Pine Point School in Stonington Conn.
He was very involved in the community and a member of a number of organizations including the Avalonia Land Conservancy Society, The Indian and Colonial Research Center, the Stonington Historical Society, the New London Maritime Society, Cercle Francais and Calvary Church, where he was a member, and a former member of the vestry.George was also a member of the Phoenix S-K Club, the Harvard Club of New York for over 50 years, the Harvard Club of Boston the Wadawanuck Club and the Mellow Fellows.
He married to the late Helen Hughes Campbell, the granddaughter of the former US Supreme Court Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes , on March 27, 1954. Mrs. Campbell died in 1995. He is survived be his son, G. Stuart Campbell of pawcatuck.
Besides his wife he was predeceased by a brother Henry Monroe Campbell, III and a son Robert Lothrop Campbell.
He was a life long learner who loved to travel. During his lifetime, he traveled extensively, both by himself and with his family.
He will be remembered by those who knew him for his warmth and kindness, as well as his ever-present smile.
His Service will be conducted at Calvary Church, Church Street, Stonington on Friday at 12:00 noon with a reception following at the church’s Parish Hall. Burial will be in Stonington Cemetery.Donations may be made to St. George’s School PO box 1910, Newport, RI 02840.
The Dinoto Funeral Home, 17 Pearl Street, Historic downtown Mystic is assisting the family.