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April 19, 2023 www.DesertMessenger.com 19 In Memoriam STU CAMPBELL Stu Campbell was born July 12, 1943, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Stew and Mary (Molly) Campbell. He was the oldest of six children; siblings Jeff, David, Jim, Judy, and Scott followed. Stu attended East High School in Salt Lake City, Utah, and graduated from Utah State Uni- versity with a degree in Animal Hus- bandry. He served in the Army in Army Intelligence and was involved in classified missions involving Turkey. Stu married Mary Rhoads in the mid-sixties, and they had 4 children together. Stu was quite the character; he liked to remove his teeth to entertain his grandchil- dren, usually while out to dinner. Stu had a million stories of life, and he loved to tease those around him. In the wintertime he taught skiing in Colorado at Silver Creek Resort in Granby, and at Winter Park Re- sort; in the summers Stu ran horses for a multitude of dude ranches. Stu drove The Lift bus in Winter Park, he was a truck driver, a rancher, and a rodeo cowboy, riding bulls and broncs, and the last bull he rode was in Fraser, Colorado, on his 50th birthday. He was a prolific writer of the cowboy life, publishing over 50 books, including his Hor- sin' Around series, short stories and magazine articles. Stu was a proud member of Alcoholics Anonymous, earning his 40-year sobriety chip in 2023. After retiring from the ski and dude life, Stu spent his time traveling the United States, selling his books and visiting his children and grand- children. He spent the winters in Quartzsite, Arizona, selling books at Reader's Oasis Books, home of the notorious Naked Bookseller. Stu had five children: Christine Camp- bell, Will (Shirley) Campbell, Ben (Becca) Campbell, Sam Campbell, and Lorri Campbell; grandchildren Tyler, Kortnie (Dave) Valencia, Reggie Campbell, Hanna Campbell, Kodi Campbell, Wyatt Campbell, Saige Campbell, Piper Campbell, Aspen Rider; great-grandchildren Luke, Amelia, Claire and Jack. Stu left us far too soon at the age of 79. We will miss his bright smiles, his deep laughs, and his wonderful sto- ries. A memorial service will be held later this summer. By Becky Johnstone Thank you to all who came to do- nate for the March 27 Quartzsite GFWC Womens Club sponsored Vi- talant Blood Drive. 25 Units of life saving blood were donated. Our next blood drive is scheduled for May 22, 2023 at the Quartzsite Community Center from 9 am to 1 PM. Walk-ins are always welcome, but you will have a shorter wait if you preregister. You can preregis- ter on-line at http://www.Vitalant. org/Donate Our blood drive code is L1250. You can also call Vitalant at 877-258-4825 or Becky Johnstone, our local Blood Drive Coordinator at 208-634-9304. You can also sign up at the Quartzsite Chamber Visitor Cen- ter, located at 1240 W Main Street, across from McDonalds between 10 Blood Drive May 22th am and 2 pm Monday through Sat- urday through May 6th. The Visi- tor Center will be open fewer days as our Volunteers leave town. The most current days will be posted on the answering machine 928-927- 5200 and on Google Maps. March's donors were emailed a $10 Amazon Gift Certificate and entered into a drawing for one of 2 $10,000 prepaid gift cards. You will be en- tered into a drawing for one of 3 $5,000 prepaid gift cards if you do- nate in May. There has been an on- going shortage of blood. Your blood is very much needed and appreciat- ed. If you have doubts about wheth- er or not you can donate, Vitalant can answer your questions. Many medications are approved and you are never too old to donate.

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