Manalapan — James Kevin Campbell of Manalapan and Charlevoix,
Mich., died Saturday, April 18, 2009, at JFK Medical Center in
Atlantis. He was 90. Mr. Campbell was born in Detroit, where he
spent many years associated with the automobile industry. He was a
financial executive of Inmont Corp., now known as United
Technologies. He attended the University of Detroit Mercy before
entering the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. He became a
major and was stationed at Morrison Field. He donated the Campbell
Baseball Field at his university, and was a supporter of the
baseball and football programs there and at the University of
Michigan. He co-founded the Hospice of Palm Beach County South
Guild, serving as its president for many years. He was a member of
the JFK Medical Center development board. He was a member of the
Everglades Club and Palm Beach Yacht Club, and several clubs in
Michigan. Mr. Campbell is survived by his wife, Caroline Perrey
Campbell; a son, Jeffrey Campbell; three granddaughters, Taylor,
Tori and Tristen; and two sisters, Patricia Campbell and Ann Welch.
He also is survived by three stepchildren, Nell Witting, Katy
Perrey and James Perrey; and by four step-grandchildren. He was
preceded in death by his first wife of 56 years, Virginia Fisher
Campbell, and by a son, Dennis Campbell. The rosary was said at 5
p.m. April 23 at the Dorsey-E. Earl Smith Memory Gardens Funeral
Home, 3041 Kirk Road, Lake Worth. A Mass of Christian Burial was
celebrated at 10 a.m. April 24 at Holy Spirit Catholic Church, 1000
W. Lantana Road, Lantana, with the Rev. Edward Belczuk officiating.
Entombment will be held at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Detroit.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Palm Beach County,
5300 East Ave., West Palm Beach, FL 33407; the JFK Foundation, 5301
S. Congress Ave., Atlantis, FL 33462; or to a charity of the
donor's choice. Family Submitted Obituary
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