Cecelia Mary (Marie) Campbell

Marie was born in Waltham, Massachusetts to Cecelia Mary Boss and Eugene Dennis Boss. She passed away at home at age 89, from natural causes. Mom grew up near the banks of the Charles River in Auburndale Mass. She graduated from Saint Bernard High School in Newton, Mass, and maintained friendship’s throughout her life. She met Lewis Campbell on a blind date, they married the next year on January 17, 1959. Together they raised three children; Mark (Glynda), Heather (Rebecca) and Laurie (Greg) Littleton, with three grandchildren. Lew’s job moved them from Massachusetts to Texas (2 yrs), Rhode Island (10yrs), Virginia Beach (2 yrs) they landed in Santa Barbara in the early 1970’s. Mom was an active person as much as she could be. Not long after experiencing a major stroke that took out half her body (at age 32), she became a Cub Scout leader, joined the PTA, made the library our friend and all that other school stuff. Raising teenagers was about all she could handle for a while. Soon after the kids flew the coop, Mom and Dad separated, which is when Mom took off. She could schedule a day out and also the time she needed to recover, without the responsibilities of being a parent or wife. Later in life she ran a fibromyalgia support group, joined pool a therapy group and attended a wheelchair support group. Her love for music surrounded her with friends who also loved opera and the music academy. Mom was a role model to both friends and family in how to live the life you want. As Mom aged, she just found new ways to do the things she wanted to accomplish. When Dad’s lost his partner to Alzheimer’s, Mom invited him back into the house. They never divorced as Mom needed her husband’s health insurance and wanted to remain in their home. This arrangement became a welcome change to both their lives. She was proceeded in death by her beloved grandmother Margaret Mary Houlihan, her parents, and sister Madeline Daniels. A memorial will be held in the spring at her home.