Bonnie Spector Campbell, 65, died at Haven Hospice in Orange Park, FL on November 8, 2012, after a 3-year battle with ovarian cancer. This remarkable woman, the daughter of Seymour and Miriam Spector of Irondequoit, NY, left New York and married Jay Campbell in 1965. Their union produced 3 sons, Scott, John and Todd, 2 daughters in law, Beth (Scott) and Karen (Todd) and 3 wonderful grandchildren, Britney, Noah and Morgan. Equally important to her were her sister, Andrea, her brothers Barry and Bill and the patriarch of the family, Sy Spector, who lives in the Brighton, NY area. Most of Bonnie’s working life was spent as a Montessori teacher, first in Miami, FL and finally at A Child’s Place Montessori School in Jacksonville, FL. Her teaching career spanned 27 years. She loved to work in her garden at home in Green Cove Springs, FL and she enjoyed travelling with Jay. She was interred at Jacksonville National Cemetery on November 16, 2012 in a very moving ceremony. To all those who knew Bonnie, her family sends their love and best wishes.
FOR BONNIE
THIS WOMAN I LOVE
BEYOND ALL OTHER THINGS
HAS LEFT US TO BE WITH THE LORD.
THIS WOMAN I LOVE
BEYOND ALL OTHER THINGS
HAS GONE TO HER FINAL REWARD.
THIS WOMAN WAS LOVED
BY THE SONS THAT SHE BORE
AND THEIR WIVES AND GRAND CHILDREN AGREE
THAT THE PEOPLE SHE TOUCHED
IN HER SIXTY-FIVE YEARS
WILL REMEMBER HER ETERNALLY.
IF EVER YOU WONDER
WHAT TRUE LOVE IS LIKE
AND ARE NOT SURE JUST HOW IT WILL BE
JUST REMEMBER THE LIFE
OF THIS WOMAN, MY WIFE
AND YOU’LL SEE JUST HOW GREAT LOVE CAN BE.
Jay H. Campbell
November 8, 2012