Ike Simpson Kampmann Jr. ’39

Son of I.S. Kampmann 1905, a lifelong San Antonian, distinguished lawyer, and avid supporter of many civic causes, Ike died Jan. 5, 2006, in Houston's St. Luke's Hospital six weeks after open-heart surgery.

In 1942 he was called to active duty as a second lieutenant in the infantry and assigned to the southwest Pacific, where he served four years in the Sixth Army headquarters, including a year as aide-de-camp to Gen. Walter Krueger, whom he accompanied to the signing of the Japanese surrender.

Back home Ike's labor for numerous civic organizations was highlighted by his co-founding of San Antonio's Visiting Nurse Service, filling an underserved community need. Ike worked diligently in the Republican effort to make Texas a two-party state, including running, unsuccessfully, for state Senate against incumbent Democrat Henry Gonzalez. A fourth-generation member of First Presbyterian Church, he served as a deacon and a ruling elder. Dear to his heart were Princeton Reunions and class trips.

Ike was preceded in death by his daughter, Helen; son Ike III; and sister Carolyn Lasater. He is survived by his wife, Beechie; daughter Megan; brother George; three stepchildren; three grandchildren; six step-grandchildren; and two step-great-grandchildren. We offer our sincere sympathy.

The Class of 1939