Dan Campbell

Dan Campbell, beloved father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend, passed away peacefully at his daughter’s home near Dallas, TX from cancer. He was born in Pittsburgh, PA to Daniel and Josephine Campbell, the third of seven children. The family moved from Pittsburgh to San Francisco, and settled in Los Angeles in 1934. Dan attended Nativity Catholic School and Manual Arts High School, graduating in 1950. As a teen he loved his job selling newspapers on the corner of Slauson and Vermont. He attended LA City College until drafted by the U. S. Marine Corps and served during the Korean War. After his service, he worked for S&H Green Stamps, then for Cole of California, retiring from Cole after 26 years. He was passionate about helping others; after retirement he volunteered for the Garden Grove Police Department, for St. Columban Catholic Church as an usher, and delivered Meals on Wheels. He lived at the same address in Garden Grove, CA for over 50 years. His neighborhood and neighbors were an important part of his life. He loved the beach, smoking his pipe, and all sports, but baseball the most, and especially the Angels. Dan was preceded in death by his wife of 51 years, Cecilia Campbell, his brother Hugh Campbell and his sisters Genevieve Waters and Patricia Campbell. He is survived by his three daughters Joan Campbell of Bainbridge Island, WA, Julie Allen (and her husband, Edward) of Flower Mound, TX and Catherine Campbell Raffa of Mountain View, CA; seven grandchildren: Stephen and Isabel Vassiliadis, Eric, Kelly and Daniel Allen, and Thomas and Joseph Raffa; his sisters: Joan Mitten, Florence Lormans, and Rose Marie Koppang; sisters-in-law: Nancy Campbell, Mary Cicconi, Julia Walkowska and Lucy Walkowski; as well as many nieces, nephews, and countless close friends including his “family” at the Garden Grove Police Department. A memorial mass will be held on Thursday, February 12 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Columban Catholic Church, 10801 Stanford Avenue, Garden Grove, CA. A Rosary will be said prior to the mass at 10:00 a.m. Burial is the following day at Riverside National Cemetery at 12:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Garden Grove Police Department, Volunteers in Policing Program. Make checks payable to 'GGPD - VIPs' with 'Dan Campbell' in the memo section. Mail to Garden Grove Police Dept., 11301 Acacia Parkway, Garden Grove, CA, 92840 Attn: Cindy O’Hanlon.