Richard Bernard Campi ’52 was born in San Francisco, Calif. on July 6, 1922 the son of Silvio and Bernice (Diaz) Campi. He was a World War II veteran having served in the U.S. Navy. He worked as a Mechanical Engineer in the Aerospace industry for over 27 years. Richard has lived the past 22 years in Yerington coming from Santa Clara, California. He enjoyed flying and sailing, camping and painting. He was a member of ASME, California Professional Engineers.
He is survived by his sons, Richard, Michael, Vincent, Timothy, William, Joseph and John; his daughter, Patricia; his sister, Lorraine Fulton; his grandchildren, Elizabeth Powers, Destiny Campi, Nick Lampi, Hannah Campi, Emily Campi ’15, Logan Campi, Cameron Campi and Desiree Mitchell.