Richard Campion

Richard J. Campion was born February 28, 1933 in St. Paul , MN to Henry and Josephine (O’Sullivan) Campion. He moved with his family to Detroit Lakes in 1941. He attended Holy Rosary School and is a 1951 Graduate of Detroit Lakes High School and a 1955 graduate of St. Thomas College in St. Paul , MN . He served with the U. S. Navy. Following his discharge, he moved to Cedar Rapids , IA where he worked for Collins Radio Company. Dick was united in marriage to Sylvia Howes June 15, 1963 in Independence , IA. They lived in Cedar Rapids until moving to Detroit Lakes , MN in 1965 where he became a partner in the L. J. Norby Company. In 1986, he became a licensed Stock Agent and became a stock broker and property manager for Lakeland Federal Savings and Loan in Detroit Lakes . He later became the Development Director for Holy Rosary Parish in Detroit Lakes .

Dick enjoyed coffee at Main Street Restaurant, reading the newspaper, especially the Wall Street Journal and being involved in community organizations. He served as Chairman of the St. Mary’s Hospital Board, President of United Way, President of the Detroit Lakes Chamber of Commerce, President of the Detroit Lakes Industrial Development Commission and Grand Knight of The Holy Rosary Knights Of Columbus.

Survivors include his wife, Sylvia of Detroit Lakes; a daughter: Elizabeth (George) Francois of Minneapolis, MN; sons: Tom (Kari) of Brainerd , MN , John (Kristin) of Marshall , MN ; 9 grandchildren: Evan, Mary Claire and Nora Francois; Kate, Anne, Mitchell, Matthew, Mason and Mikayla Campion; a brother: Joseph (Ruth) Campion of Mendota Heights, MN. He was preceded in death by a daughter: Mary Kathleen, his parents and a sister: Mary Lou Norby