[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 45 (Monday, March 19, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Page S1789]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    REMEMBERING JAMES KIMO CAMPBELL

 Mrs. BOXER. Madam President, today I honor the life of James 
Kimo Campbell, a longtime resident and pillar of the Marin County 
community, who passed away on February 16, 2012, due to complications 
from Lou Gehrig's disease. Over the years, Kimo worked with numerous 
nonprofit organizations and was a tireless advocate for a healthy 
environment and just world.
  Born in Los Angeles in 1947, Kimo was raised in Hawaii, where he 
attended the Punahou School before going on to begin a career in 
journalism at the College of Marin and study history at the University 
of California at Berkeley. As a student, he was recognized by the Marin 
Independent Journal for his outstanding journalism and later worked for 
the Journal and several other area papers as a freelance journalist.
  As with many of his generation, Kimo became involved in the protest 
movement of the 1960s and was drawn to political activism that laid the 
foundation for his later involvement in philanthropy and community 
service. At the age of 27, Kimo Campbell was elected to the board of 
trustees for the College of Marin and served in that capacity for the 
next 16 years, before being named to the College of Marin Foundation's 
board of directors, where he remained committed to supporting the 
school's mission.
  The time Kimo spent in Hawaii during his youth left a lasting 
impression on him. Through his publishing company, Pueo Press, Kimo 
shared his affinity for his home State by publishing books dedicated to 
the topic. Through the Pohaku Fund, he supported the promotion of 
environmental protection, social justice, and respect for the culture 
of his beloved Hawaii.
  Kimo will be deeply missed by all of us lucky enough to have known 
him. I send my heartfelt condolences to his wife, Kerry Tepperman 
Campbell, as well as his children, Mahealani and Kawika.

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