Bruce Campbell class of 1962
February 25, 1944 - August 15, 2012
Bruce James Campbell, age 68 of Brentwood, TN died Ausut 15, 2012.
Loving husband and father. Member of Brentwood United Methodist Church; Veteran of the U.S. Marines Reserve; graduate of Ferris State College in Big Rapids, MI; Retired from Infiniti Division of Nissan North America.
Survived by wife, Connie Campbell of Brentwood, TN; sons, Jeffery Campbell of Franklin, TN, and James Campbell of Chicago, IL; brothers, Kirk, Charles & Robert Campbell.
Visitation from 1-3 on Saturday, August 18 at Brentwood United Methodist Church, memorial services immediately following, with Rev. Kay Harvey officiating. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the American Heart Association. The family will continue to celebrate Bruce's life at the family's home following the service. WILLIAMSON MEMORIAL FUNERAL HOME, 615-794-2289. www.williamsonmemorial.com
Visitation Details: Saturday, August 18th, 2012 1:00pm - 3:00pm, Brentwood United Methodist Church
Service Information: Saturday, August 18th, 2012 3:00pm, Brentwood United Methodist Church
Bruce was so excited about his 50th reunion that he was the first classmate to tum in his biographical sketch. So it was especially sad to learn that he died surldenly on Aug. 15, just nine days before he planned to celebrate with his classmates at Paul Revere's.
"After OHS, I graduated from Ferris State College (now FSU) in Big Rapids, with a degree in Business Administration. Both of my parents graduated from Ferris, and I loved everything about college. As most of us were draft..bait back then when our student deferments ran out, I joined the Marine Corps Reserve. I endured six months active duty at beautiful Parris Island, then went to monthly meetings and summer camps for the next five and a half years. Honorably discharged, thank you. Semper Fi. I wanted to work for the Oldsmobile Division of GM, but there was a UAW strike at the time I got off active duty from the Marines, and Oldsmobile wasn't hiring. I took a sales position with a pharmaceutical company, Syntex Labs out of Palo Alto. I called on doctors in the Lansing/ Jackson/Battle Creek area, "detailing" their products.
"It was in this period that I met and married my darling wife Connie. A great move on Bruce's part. She has put up with me for almost 43 years now. We have two wonderful sons. The GM strike ended, and with the help of Chuck Gifford's father, I got hired by Oldsmobile and was assigned to the Kansas City Zone sales office. For the next 20 years I moved up (slowly) in their organization, living in KC, Wausau, WI, Peoria, IL, Naperville, IL, and Rochester Hills, MI. I left GM in the spring of 1990. One of my better moves.
"I joined the Infiniti Division of Nissan, and loved the people and the cars. After moving back to Naperville to work in their Chicago Regional office, I was assigned to the Tennessee/Alabama/ Mississippi territory, living in a suburb of Nashville. I retired over 5 years ago. We are in the same house in Brentwood, and we love Tennessee.
"After retirement, I bundled all my home services (yard, maintenance, and pool) and found an old retired guy from Okemos to do the work. He is slow, but works cheap.
"Connie and I travel about 5 weeks a year, mainly in the U.S. My son told me I had become a couch potato, and that I was on the golf, bourbon, & cigar diet. He motivated rne to get in slightly better sbape, and I am now a "gym-rat" at my local YMCA. I do about six triathlons a year. I was never a jock in high school, but now can hold my own in my age-group. Swim, bike, run, it's so much fun."
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