Douglas Campbell, Jr.

Douglas Campbell, Jr., a longtime Riverside, CT resident, died peacefully on December 29, 2022.

Doug, as he was known, was born in 1929 in Lima, Peru, to Ilka Renwick Campbell and Douglas Campbell. After his family returned to the United States in 1931, he lived primarily in Short Hills and Lambertville, NJ. After graduating from George School and Harvard College (1951), he served in Korea in the U.S. Army.

Upon returning from overseas and following a stint skiing and working in Colorado, Doug joined The First Boston Corporation in New York. Thereafter, in 1966, he joined Faulkner, Dawkins & Sullivan. In 1970, he formed his own investment advisory firm, Campbell Advisors, Inc., becoming highly regarded in the investment community.

It was in Manhattan that he met his beloved wife of 63 years, Elizabeth Connor. After residing primarily there and in Short Hills, NJ for many years, Doug, Liz, and their family moved to Riverside.

Studying new ideas for investments and traveling extensively to speak with entrepreneurs became lifelong passions. His travel harked back to the summer work of his college years with friends, including hitchhiking to follow the seasonal harvest in the Midwest and road building in Alaska. He was an independent thinker and supporter of many developing technologies during his investment management years. An early user of cellphones, he could be seen carrying those large versions around. His children have happy memories of visits to his midtown office and family meals afterward at favorite restaurants nearby.

A long-time environmentalist, Doug served on the boards of the Greenwich

Land Trust and the Connecticut Fund for the Environment (now Save the Sound). During that time, he returned to a childhood home, where he marveled at the mini-forest of trees that he had started there years earlier. Doug was also a strong supporter of women's causes.

In Connecticut and on Martha's Vineyard, Doug loved spending time with his family and being outdoors. In addition to cycling and swimming, he especially liked being on the water and was an avid sailor, from day sailing on Long Island Sound to the occasional long-distance cruise. Beach picnics were also a family favorite, as were long walks along the shoreline and searching for the best clamming spots at low tide.

Throughout his life, Doug was kind and thoughtful. He was positive with the mindset of “it can be done.” Enthusiastic yet calm, he was upbeat, with a spring in his step and lightning quick wit and logic. Whether walking to the commuter train or biking around Tod's Point, he was a lifelong fitness fan.

Doug will be greatly missed. He was predeceased by Liz and a brother and sister.

He is survived by two daughters; a son; two grandchildren; four half-siblings and several nieces and nephews.

Burial was private.