Dallin Campen Obituary (1994

Dallin Joseph Campen was born March 14, 1994 in Federal Way, Washington, to Cary and Ginger Campen. Named after Dallin H. Oaks, a current Apostle of the LDS Church. Dallin received his middle name in honor of both Joseph Smith, the prophet of the Restoration as well as Josephine Roby, Dallin's grandmother. Dallin lived with his family in Northeast Tacoma for the first several years of his life. He moved with his family to Provo, Utah, for two years, where his father earned an MBA from BYU. Because of his dad's work, Dallin and the family then moved to Green River, Wyoming, for one year and then Chehalis, Washington, for two years. When Dallin was six years old, his family moved to Puyallup, Washington, again for his father's work opportunities. In Puyallup, Dallin attended Central Avenue Elementary, Ford Middle School, and Franklin Pierce High School where he is a senior. Dallin has been an honor student since elementary school. He enjoys math and Japanese classes. In 2006, Dallin received recognition from Secretary of State Sam Reed as a Washington State Young Writer. Dallin has played trumpet in both middle and high school. He was on the soccer team in high school. Outside of school, Dallin is involved with the Boy Scouts of America and has achieved the rank of Life Scout. He completed his Eagle Scout Project, a very successful blood drive (which benefited 144 people), on September 21, 2011 and it was written up in the Puyallup Herald Newspaper the following week. His most difficult challenge was hiking to the top of Mount Baldy at Camp Philmont in New Mexico with a handful of other scouts and scout leaders in 2009. He and his father reached the summit together. In his free time, Dallin enjoys playing electric guitar and playing video games on his Xbox. His favorite games are Gears of War and Halo. He also enjoys watching TV shows. His favorites are: Futurama, Scrubs, America's Got Talent, and Survivor. His favorite movies are: The Simpsons, Up, and Transformers (the first one). Dallin passed from this life to the next on Thursday, October 20, 2011. He has a strong belief in eternal life and wishes all to read scriptures and listen for a witness from the Spirit so that they too can have hope and faith. Dallin is a priest in the Aaronic Priesthood of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He believes in doing his duty to God and will continue that service in Heaven. Dallin is survived by his parents, Cary and Ginger Campen, a brother, Tony Campen, his sisters, Brittany Fonoimoana and Carissa Campen, as well as many other relatives who love him and will miss him. Family is the most important thing to Dallin.