Don Campbell

Don I. Campbell, 88, of Grand Junction, CO passed peacefully on January 18, 2025. Don attended and graduated from Colorado State University with a Forestry degree in 1959. Upon graduation, he accepted a job with the US Forest Service. He worked for the Forest Service for 33 years at various locations throughout Colorado and Wyoming. Don’s final assignment for the USFS was out of the Lakewood, CO office. He retired from the Forest Service in 1992, and shortly thereafter, he and his wife, Carol, moved to Grand Junction, CO.

Don and Carol extensively traveled the Southwest in retirement. Don developed a love for cactus and succulents and became a sought-after expert on this subject matter. He founded the Chinle Cacti & Succulent Society in Grand Junction, and he designed the widely acclaimed outdoor cactus and succulent garden at the Colorado State University (CSU) Extension Tri-River Area at the Mesa County Fairgrounds in Grand Junction. Don became known as Don “Cactus Man” Campbell, and he left a lasting legacy for all who knew him.

There will be no memorial services. Survivors include Mike Seuell (nephew) of Grand Junction and Cheri Ady (niece) of Bradenton, FL. Please make memorial contributions to HopeWest, 3090 N 12th St., Grand Junction, CO 81506, or to Alzheimer’s Association, 2232 N. 7th St., Grand Junction, CO 81501.