William N. Campbell, Jr. ‘51 died on January 18, 2013, in Lake Angelus, Michigan.

(The following was provided by the Oakland Press on  January 21, 2013:)

William N. Campbell, Jr., of Lake Angelus, died on January 18, 2013, after a brief illness. Born on September 26, 1926, Bill, as he was known to his family and friends, was 86 at the time of his death.Born in Jamaica Plains, MA, he attended the Governor Dummer Academy and Valley Forge Military Academy before enrolling in Bowdoin College. During World War II, he served as a weather forecaster in the United States Navy. In 1950, Bill married the late Barbara Croft Babcock of Scarborough, NY. Together they had four sons, William N. III (Baird) Campbell, N. Clark (Debbie) Campbell, Tom (Terrie) Campbell and Jamie (Jill) Campbell. He had two sisters, Connie Worcester of CT and the late Babs Griswold. There are eleven grandchildren. Bill is perhaps best known for his community service. He was board president of the Meadowbrook Theatre, board chairman for the Canterbury on the Lake. He was active with the auxillary police of Birmingham and served as the Lake Angelus police commissioner. His greatest love was snow skiing. He volunteered for the Nubs Nob Ski Patrol for over fifty years and held various leadership positions with the National Ski Patrol.