Fred Duke Campbell

Fred “Duke” Campbell, formerly of Vashon Island, died March 22, 2002, in Tacoma. He was 85 years old.

Mr. Campbell graduated from Stadium High School in Tacoma nd the University of Washington.

He was a Pan American pilot for 37 years and flew everything from clipper ships to 747s. He was in ROTC, and the Army Air Corps in World War II.

He had lived on Vashon Island for 32 years.

Survivors include his wife Vera, children China Campbell, Fred and his wife Kelly Campbell, Candy and her husband Jean Wilke, Richard and his wife Claudia Campbell, Pat Ridley, and Carol and her husband Tim Lloyd, sister Pat Burrus, and 11 grandchildren.

A celebration of his life will be from 2 to 6 p.m. Thursday, April 18, at the family home on Vashon Island. It would have been their 60th anniversary.

Memorial donations may be made to the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center or a charity of choice.

Arrangements were entrusted to the Neptune Society of Everett.