Lewis Malcolm Campbell

Mal Campbell passed away peacefully on October 17, 2026. He was born in San Francisco and moved to Santa Cruz at an early age. Mal attended Live Oak, Mission Hill, and graduated from Santa Cruz High in 1949. He then earned a bachelor’s degree in Geology at San Jose State.

He served in the Navy during the Korean War as radar patrol on the Bradford Destroyer. In December of 1954, he married Gladys Ann Campbell, his wife for 59 years, until her passing in 2014. Together they had four children Mike, LeAnn, Larry and Lori.

Mal worked for Standard Oil then Chevron for 39 years starting at service stations in Santa Cruz then moved to gas delivery where he was promoted to a safety engineer who taught defensive driving with his friend, Tim Hubbard. Later he earned another promotion that brought him into Human Resources. Mal eventually was transferred back into the Safety Department where he traveled all over the world inspecting job sites.

What Mal really loved was fishing and he never got enough of it; fishing till he was 93. His favorite places included the San Lorenzo River with his sons, Mike and Larry, and best friend Cliff King, out in the Monterey Bay with Leroy Cross, and up at Lake Almanor and Butt Lake with Cliff and his brother Rick.

Mal is preceded in death by his wife Ann Campbell, son Mike Campbell, and daughter LeAnn Campbell. He is survived by his son Larry and daughter Lori.

Thank you to all his many friends throughout his life. Also thank you to the staff at Sunshine Villa for taking good care of him for the last two years. Donations can be made in memory of Mal to the Monterey Bay Salmon and Trout Project and Hospice of Santa Cruz.