David Jerome Campbell, 75, of New Bern, departed this life on June 2, 2023.
He leaves to cherish his memory his wife, Jill Campbell of New Bern; son, Dave Campbell of Vt.; daughter, Katie Campbell of Conn.; brother, Rome Campbell of Pa.; sisters, Cathy Campbell of Fla., Judy Campbell of Calif., and Susie Domitrovic of Calif. David is preceded in death by his parents, David Jerome Campbell Sr. and Catherine Martin Campbell, and sister, Barbara Scalzo.
A Celebration of David’s Life will be held in the Fall in Connecticut. Arrangement by Kahlert Funerals & Cremations in Maysville.
[This obituary appeared in the New Bern Sun Journal.]
Mr. C was a great teacher and coach. A genuinely kind man who was great with kids and made learning fun. Sincere condolences to his family.
Mr. Campbell was the best teacher I ever had. He had a way of connecting with students that was remarkable. In your life, a few people make a profound impact and Mr. Campbell did that for me as I’m sure he did it for countless others. He ran an after school softball intramural and I can still hear him yelling “hey softball” in the halls trying to recruit kids to come play. He also paid me in the form a Duchess blueberry muffin to run the chains at freshman football games when I was a 7th grader. So many incredible memories of him.
Scott I remember those after-school softball games, and how when he was pitching Mr. Campbell would always try that trick where he’d pretend to have caught the ball from an infielder in hopes that a runner would wander off base and get tagged out. My other strong memories are from his social studies class in 8th grade, especially this one segment that involved a map of Connecticut with all the town names and where we had match those names to a clue on a separate sheet (the town of Vernon was tied to a clue about Mickey Vernon the baseball player). It was easily one of my favorite classes at Saxe, and a warm memory from that time.
Mr. Campbell was a great man and teacher! I can remember very clearly having he and Mr. Chard in 7A in the mid-90s. The slicked back hair ala Pat Riley, the Elvis impersonations and endless antics… never a dull moment walking the halls of Saxe when he was around. RIP