Troy, age 70, was predeceased by his mother and father, Troy and Dorthy Campbell and his brother, James . He is survived by his loving wife of 32 years, Cynthia (Cindy, née Boswell); his son-in-law and daughter, Paul and Carrie Graves; two grandchildren, William and James Graves; his sister, Cathy Ash; mother-in-law, Marty Boswell and his brother and sisters-in-law, Bob and Carla Boswell, Barb Boswell, Kim and Joel Gegner, and Sean and Shannon Leuenberger.
Troy always loved the Lord and had a natural talent for computers, both of which guided and influenced his life. He attended William Jewell College on a seminary scholarship before embarking on a lifelong journey with technology.
Troy had many professions throughout life. He was a Cyber Threat Intelligence Program Architect for the KCTEW which is the Midwest regional Fusion Center. He served as the Co-Chair of the Midwest Cyber-SLIC (State/Local Intelligence Community), was a co-founder of the Missouri Cyber Working Group and he co-founded the National Fusion Center Associations Cyber Intelligence Network.
Most recently Troy worked as the Senior Engineer Implementing a National counter-terrorism Situational Awareness messaging system for the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office at DHS.
Troy was a member of the Civil Air Patrol/USAF Auxiliary in various command and operational positions for 20 years. He served as the Director of Emergency Services for 7 states and as the senior engineer and co-architect for Advanced Digital Reconnaissance Systems for the Advanced Technology Group at National Headquarters.
His hobbies were many and varied but he loved photography, amateur radio, had a private pilot license, owned motorcycles (his mother didn’t know), and keeping up with new technology. He enjoyed going to the gun range with his cousin, Paul and visiting neighbors with Cindy in their golf cart.
Troy loved his family - he couldn’t be more proud that his father was an Army Paratrooper during the Korean War with an awarded Purple Heart, while his daughter served through two wars and has been selected for the rank of Colonel in the Army Medical Department.
His legacy will carry on reminding us to live a life full of service to others and our community while loving our family and treasuring our time together. We want to thank the Mercy Hospital Hospice care team and the First Baptist Church for their love and compassion at the end.
“I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me”.
