Robert Lamont Campbell

Life Reflection

Mr. Robert Lamont Campbell was born on September 22, 1949, in Saint Louis, Missouri to Charles Edward Campbell and Juanita Darner-on Clayton. His maternal grandparents were Myrtle Louise Jones and Ira Payton Dameron. Myrtle later married Edward Sherrod. Both Myrtle and Edward were an intricate part of raising Robert during and after his teenage years. Robert is preceded in death by his mother, father, maternal grandparents and his brother, Roy Clayton.

Robert attended the Saint Louis Public School District in his young-er years and graduated from Sumner High School, class of 1968. While attending Sumner High School he participated and excelled in Cross Country and Track & Field. He then went on to attend Forest Park Community College and received his Bachelor's in Education and Art from Harris Stowe College and his Masters in Art from Webster University. While attending Harris Stowe College he earned the title of "Artist in Residence".

In June 1983 Robert married the love of his life, Cheryl Ann Bazile, at Immacolata Catholic Parrish in Richmond Heights, Missouri. From that union Carol (CeCe) Louise Campbell was born in 1989, followed by Robert Lamont Campbell, 11 born in 1992.

Robert taught art to students within the Saint Louis Public Schools from elementary to high school. During his 46 years of teaching, he mentored hundred of students, and some went on to win awards recognizing their passion and talent for the craft.

While teaching art Robert took time to create some art of his own. His prestigious piece titled "Jimmy Hendrix" was featured in the Saint Louis Post Dispatch. He created an animation film "Visual Symphony" which was shown at the Saint Louis Art Museum in 1985. The entry of "Visual Symphony" gained much notoriety and astounded audiences with his use of the "scratch method" when creating the sound for the film.

After retirement, Robert spent the majority of his time with his family and friends. In his early retirement, Robert performed magic shows for the children at Shriner's Hospital. He continued to perform for family, friends, and everyone who would listen. "The Falling Cup" and "The Psychic Dart" are just two of the many magic tricks he used his ingenuity to create. These and other magic tricks he created garnered global praise and are performed by magicians all over the world.

He never lost his touch for his passion of the arts. His talent for art reached everyone including waiters in restaurants, athletes in the gym and people walking down the street. As long as he had a piece of paper and a pen, his prized iPad, marker or pencil he could reproduce what he was looking at and bring it to live.

Painting, drawing, and animation creation was not the only form of art Robert was good at. He also was good at the musical form of art as he played the guitar, harmonica, and melodica. He shared his talents with some of the local churches within the community along with family and friends as well.

Robert is survived by his wife, Cheryl Ann Campbell, and his children Carol CeCe Campbell Schwarz (Jordan) and Robert Campbell, II; his brother Bernard Clayton and a host of nephews, nieces, great nephews, great nieces, other relatives and friends.