The Rev. Canon Donald L. Campbell, retired priest of the Diocese of the Rio Grande, died Dec. 19 in Oceanside, CA, following a lengthy illness. He was 69.

Canon Campbell was born in Butler, PA. He attended the University of Pennsylvania, Robert Morris School of Business and Pittsburgh Theological School. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and was a newspaper reporter in his home town prior to his ordination in 1956. He served parishes in Pittsburgh, PA; Gallup, Albuquerque and Santa Fe, NM. He also served as an exchange priest in two parishes in England and one in Bermuda. He retired in 1984 and was named diocesan canon in 1993 for the Diocese of the Rio Grande. Canon Campbell is survived by his wife, Kathryn, two daughters and one son.