- Date Of Birth: February 8, 1941
- Date Of Death: July 31, 2020
- State: Maine
Wiscasset- Leigh Payson Campbell, 79, of Washington Street died Friday, July 31, 2020 at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick.
He was born in Bath on February 8, 1941, a son of Harold and Priscilla (Lewis) Campbell.
Leigh was a lifelong fan of basketball, and was well-known in Maine for his many years as scorekeeper during the Maine high school basketball tournaments. Leigh also served as official scorer for the Bates College men’s basketball team for nearly 50 years. He was inducted into the Maine Basketball Hall of Fame in 2019 as a Legend of the Game, an honor that he cherished greatly.
Leigh was a member of the First Congregational Church Wiscasset, UCC where he sang in the choir. He was also a member of the Wiscasset Fire Society for nearly 40 years, and served as its clerk from 1991 to 1997. Leigh was also a lifelong fan of the Red Sox – as long as they were winning.
He is survived by his brother, Terry Campbell and his wife Anne Wright of Belgrade; two nieces, Molly Campbell and Heather Campbell Hess; and several great nieces.
