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Campos -- Judge Santiago E. Campos, of Santa Fe, passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, January 20, 2001 following a courageous battle with cancer. Judge Campos was born December 25, 1926 in Santa Rosa, New Mexico. He served with the U.S. Navy from 1944 to 1946. He was educated at Central College, Fayette, Missouri, and received his Juris Doctorate from the University of New Mexico in 1953, where he graduated first in his law school class. He was admitted to practice in New Mexico in 1953 and served as Assistant and First Assistant Attorney General for the state of New Mexico from 1954 to 1957. Following an association with the law firms of Bigbee and Stephenson, and Stanley, Kegel and Campos, he was elected District Judge of the First Judicial District of New Mexico, where he served from 1971 to 1978. Judge Campos was appointed a United States District Judge by President Jimmy Carter on July 12, 1978, and served as Chief Judge from 1987 to 1989, when he assumed senior status. He was an honorary member of the Order of the Coif. He received the Distinguished Judicial Service Award of the State Bar of New Mexico in 1993. The University of New Mexico honored him with a Distinguished Achievement Award in 1993. Judge Campos is survived by his loving wife of fifty-four years, Patsy Campos: daughters, Theresa Campos, Rebecca Campos-Reaves and husband, Steve Reaves, Christina Douglas and husband, Drexel Douglas, and Miquela Campos. He is also survived by brother and sister-in-law, Albert and Ida Jo Campos of Santa Rosa, NM; as well as four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Judge Campos loved to travel and play golf. He was a member of the Santa Fe Country Club for many years and enjoyed playing golf with the Northern New Mexico New Mexico Seniors Golf Association. He will be remembered for his generosity, joy of life, wisdom, and sense of humor. His family expresses their deepest gratitude to the health care and hospice providers who cared for him in Santa Fe and in Houston, TX. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 24, 2001 at Santa Maria de la Paz Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Santa Fe National Cemetery. If friends desire, memorial contributions may be directed to the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center at 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030. Information regarding donations to M.D. Anderson Cancer Center may be obtained by calling 1-800-392-1611, or researching their website: www.mdandrson.org/about_moa/giving.com. Memorial contributions may also be directed to the Santa Fe Community Foundation. Pallbearers will include Drexel Douglas, Joe Dennis, Steve Reaves, Chris Wade, Raymond Nordwall and Jared Trone. Honorary Pallbearers will include Matias Zamora, Pete Lujan, Frank Bridgers, E. M. Lucero, Albert Campos, Henry Ortega, Harl D. Byrd, Rick Gutierrez, and Jerry Quintana. Arrangements are under the direction of Berardinelli Family Funeral Service, 1399 Luisa, 984-8600. Or 888-384-4422 www.berardinelli-mortuary.com
        Published on: Wed January 24, 2001