John Edward Campbell Jr. ’51

John was born Dec. 16, 1928, in Lexington, Ky.

He served in the Army during the Korean War and then returned to Princeton, where he was a politics major, sang in the Chapel Choir, and was a member of Charter Club. His career was in marketing and advertising, principally for General Electric, Whirlpool, and the Providence Journal Co.

Originally a huntsman with the Spring Creek Bassets of the Greater Chicago area, he ran the National Basset Pack Trials in Aldie, Va., for years each spring and fall. He also was steward at the annual Bryn Mawr Hound Show at the Radnor (Pa.) Hunt Club, and was a longtime supporter of the Tewksbury (N.J.) Foot Bassets.

In 1979, John married Katherine “Kathy” Greenland Hubbard Moore of Cazenovia, N.Y. They were seasonal residents of Sanibel Island and Cazenovia. John died Nov. 22, 2006, in Fort Myers of coronary disease, and after a funeral service at St. Mark’s in Louisville was interred in Cazenovia. Kathy and his son from a previous marriage, John E. III, had predeceased him. He is survived by his brother, H. Alexander LaForrest Campbell; nephews Alex and Peter Campbell; and niece Nancy Odear Dopita.