WILMINGTON — Robert W. “Bob” Campbell, 95, passed peacefully Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019, with his loving wife, Joan, and their beloved companion, Duffy, by his side at the Lower Cape Fear Hospice, Wilmington, after suffering a stroke. Joan loved Bob deeply and was faithfully at his side caring for him as his health failed in the last years of his life.
Bob was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He had a passion for cars. He worked most of his life in the car industry as a car dealer in North Dakota and Iowa. He later served as a mentor to automobile dealers across the United States through his service as a leader of 20 Dealer Groups through the National Automobile Dealers Association. He was frequently credited by those he served with helping save their businesses during tumultuous years in the changing auto industry.
Tied with his passion for cars was a passion for competition and speed. He was a pioneer in the sprint car and hobby stock classes of auto racing. Bob was proud of his service to country, having served in the Philippines during World War II. He also served as a community liaison to the Air Force Base in Minot, North Dakota, and on the Governor’s Commission in Iowa. He was a member of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod.
Bob is survived by his wife of 38 years, Joan, who says he never spoke a harsh word; children, Jinnelle Weis (Bill) of Delano, Minnesota; Craig (Deb) of Madison, Wisconsin, and Terri of Mandan, North Dakota; and his seven grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Also surviving are Joan’s children, Brad Lindberg (Amy) and their two children and Brent Lindberg, all of Wilmington.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., Monday, Oct. 14, at Cambridge Village, Wilmington. Arrangements have completed by Atlantic Cremation Service, Wilmington.
