Donald K. Campbell Sr.

Donald Kenneth Campbell of Easton, MD, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on December 21, 2018. Donald was born in Riverhead, Long Island, NY, in 1928 and was a graduate of the State University of New York, majoring in Mechanical Engineering. Don entered the U.S. Navy in 1950 and was assigned four years to VR-6 Naval Air Transport Squadron in Westover Air Force Base, MA. He married his wife, Jo Ann, in June 1952. After associating with several private engineering companies in NJ he started his own mechanical and electrical engineering consulting firm located in Princeton, NJ. His many consulting projects included The NJ State Library and various prisons and colleges throughout the state. He was involved with the buildings and the toll booths of The Garden State Parkway and The Robert Wood Hospital (formerly called Kennedy Hospital) in Edison, NJ. In addition, Don designed many projects for the N.J. Bell Telephone Company. After retiring in 1990, Don and Jo Ann relocated to St. Michaels until 2003, when they moved to Cooke’s Hope in Easton. In 2017, they moved to Londonderry, an independent cooperative community. Don was a past member of the Board of Education in North Brunswick, NJ, and a life member of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers. He was an avid boat sailor and competed in the Herring Island Sailing Fleet. He was also an active member of the Board of Governor’s and Past Secretary of The Miles River Yacht Club. Don served on the Board of Appeals of St. Michaels, was a member of The Fogg Cove Homeowners Association, and a member of The Cooke’s Hope Advisory Board. Don is survived by his wife, Jo Ann; daughter, Elizabeth Jean Colflesh; sons, Donald Kenneth Campbell, Jr. and Clayton Joseph Campbell; daughter-in-law, Patricia Schack-Campbell; son-in-law, Rafe Colflesh; one grandson; seven granddaughters; and seven great-grandchildren. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, January 4, 2019, at 2PM, at Sts. Peter and Paul Church 1210 S. Washington St. in Easton. Burial will be private. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The Talbot Hospice Foundation, 586 Cynwood Drive, Easton, MD 21601.

Donald K. Campbell Sr.

March 26, 1928 - December 21, 2018