Donald Campbell
Born: October 23rd, 1934
Passed on: January 4th, 2009
Baddeck Inlet/Glenora Falls It is with great sorrow that we announce the death of our beloved father, Donald Campbell, 74, Baddeck Inlet. Donald passed away at Glace Bay Hospital on Jan. 4, 2009, after a lengthy hospitalization. Born Oct. 23, 1934, in Glenora Falls, Inverness County, he was the son of the late Dan J. and Mary (MacLellan) Campbell. Donald was a member of St. Mary Church, Mabou, and received his early education at Alexander's School, Glenora Falls, and St. Joseph's Convent, Mabou. In later years, he worked on his BA degree in communication arts at the University of Windsor. He was employed by Loblaws and A & P grocery chains in Ontario and later with Ontario Steel. Donald moved back to Cape Breton for a year in 1962, while working at Sobeys in Sydney and Port Hawkesbury. He made several guests appearances with Winston Fitzgerald on CJCB-TV on the Cape Breton Ceilidh program in 1963. He also played with his brother-in-law, John MacLeod on CJCB radio in the 1950s. He returned to Cape Breton each summer and held his own dances at West Bay Road with his band, The Inverness Serenaders. He also played for weekly dances at Whycocomagh, Rainbow Hall, Bucklaw and for various dances and weddings, etc. around Cape Breton. In the 1960s and 1970s, he held his own "Cape Breton Dances" in Windsor and Detroit. Donald was a humble person and enjoyed all types and styles of music. He would even play rock and roll on the fiddle for round dances. He excelled at the old time traditional fiddle tunes and his repertoire includes a vast number of his own compositions that he began composing in his teens. Although he never endeavoured to promote his music, we, his family are proud of his quiet musical legacy. Donald is survived by his wife, Marguerite (MacLeod), Baddeck Inlet; his daughter, Heather (John) Forman, Cambridge, Ont., and son, Dana, Aylmer, Ont. He is also survived by sisters, Mary Campbell, Glenora Falls, Ann Brown, Florida, Margaret Campbell, Brighton, Mass., and Helen (Ian) McLaren, Toronto, Ont.; brothers, Angus, Glenora Falls, Alex, Antigonish, and John, Boston, Mass. He was predeceased by sister, Kay White and brother, Jimmy. He is also survived by his sister-in-law, Myrna MacLeod, Baddeck Inlet, and brother-in-law, John MacLeod, Woodstock, Ont.; and many nieces and nephews. Cremation has taken place under the direction of MacAskill Funeral Home, Baddeck. A funeral mass will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2009, at St. Mary's Church, Mabou, N.S. with Fr. Angus Morris officiating. A reception will follow in the Mabou Community Hall. Donations may be made to the Canadian Diabetes Association.
