Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Campbell, a 29-year-old Arlington resident, was one of three people killed in the bombings at the Boston Marathon.
A scholarship fund has been created in memory of Krystle Campbell, the 29-year-old Medford native and Arlington resident who was one of three people killed in the bombings at the Boston Marathon. The Krystle M. Campbell Scholarship Fund will provide scholarships to Medford students, according to a city release. On Saturday, June 1, the Medford Police Department will play the Beverly Police Department in a hockey game to benefit the fund at O’Keefe Rink in Peabody. After the game, the fundraiser will continue at Spotlight Tavern in Beverly. Tickets can be purchased for $20 in advance (children free) and will include entrance to both the game and tavern. The tavern portion of the event, which is 21+, will feature live bands, raffles and more…
Monday, April 22, 2013
Somber mood throughout Medford Monday for bombing victim's funeral, no protesters present.
A deep sadness permeated downtown Medford Monday for the funeral of Krystle Campbell, a native daughter killed one week ago in the bombings attacks at the Boston Marathon. The funeral brought out hundreds, lining both sides of High Street as traffic was shut down near St. Joseph's Church. So many came out that the church got to capacity with many still lined up past the St. Joseph's Social Center. While they came to pay their respects to Campbell, 29, who most recently lived in Arlington and worked as a restaurant manager, many also came to shield the family from a potential protest. The Westboro Baptist Church had threatened to picket the funeral, as they do at many high-profile events, to espouse their anti-gay views. Teamster Local 25…
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Sunday, April 21, 2013
Line extended close to Billings Avenue around corner from funeral home before doors opened.
Friends and family began the process of saying goodbye to Krystle Campbell Sunday, showing strength in their numbers. Campbell, 29, was a Medford native and Arlington resident killed in Monday's Boston Marathon bombings. The line that formed at Dello Russo Funeral Home on Main Street was lengthy even before the doors opened at 3 p.m., eventually wrapping around the corner of Billings Avenue. The program Sunday's wake, provided to Patch by funeral director Fred Dello Russo, Jr., was adorned with pictures of Campbell, a 2001 Medford High School graduate, throughout her life. Inscribed in the middle of the program was the following message: "Always remember we love you. Although you could not stay, you'll always remain in our hearts, until we…
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Thursday, April 18, 2013
The family of Krystle Campbell, who was killed in the Boston Marathon bombings, met with President Barack Obama after the interfaith service in the South End on Thursday, the Boston Herald reports.
Family members of Marathon bombings victim Krystle Campbell spoke with President Barack Obama on Thursday before the president spoke at an interfaith service in the South End, the Boston Herald reports. Campbell's grandmother Lillian told the Herald that Campbell's parents Bill and Patty, and her brother Billy, met the president before he addressed the city during the service at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross. Lillian, a Somerville resident, said that the support from the community and Medford in particular has been "amazing," adding that two police officers came by the home to say they are at her service for whatever she needs, according to the Herald. Read the full report at the Boston Herald.
Medford superintendent discusses Krystle Campbell after prayer vigil Wednesday.
Medford Schools Superintendent Roy Belson said that despite the school vacation week, he's had conversations with those in the schools who remember Krystle Campbell. The 29-year-old Medford native who died in the Monday bombings at the Boston Marathon was a 2001 graduate of Medford High School. "They remember her as a vibrant, energetic young woman," said Belson after Wednesday's prayer vigil at Grace Episcopal Church in Medford. "I always think of the kids, as a school committee member, as my kids," said Medford School Committee member Paulette Van der Kloot. "This is just such a loss for us." The MHS girls softball team has paid tribute to Campbell by wearing black arm bands and dedicating the rest of their season to her. On Tuesday, …
Brief statement released by Krystle Campbell's family published on Boston.com this afternoon.
On Thursday afternoon, the family of Krystle Campbell released a statement that was published on Boston.com, saying their daughter's "presence will be missed more deeply than words can express." Campbell was killed Monday in the bombing attacks on the Boston Marathon. Campbell, 29, was a 2001 Medford High School graduate, a restaurant manager and was living in Arlington most recently. In the statement on Boston.com, the family called Campbell "an incredible and loving sister, daughter, niece, granddaughter and friend." The family said they are "so grateful for the efforts of the first responders, doctors, nurses and the many other individuals" who aided Campbell and the others killed or injured in the attacks, which the family called "…
The nurse who tended to Campbell Monday in the Boston Marathon medical tent recently spoke with CNN.
The nurse who cared for Krystle Campbell Monday in the Boston Marathon medical tent told CNN that she didn’t die alone and didn’t suffer long. “We did everything we could to save her, but her wounds were too great,” Stephen Segatore, who works in the intensive care unit at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, told the cable news station. Campbell, a 29-year-old Medford native who most recently lived in Arlington was one of three people killed in Monday’s bombing at the marathon. Segatore said that when EMTs carried Campbell into the tent, he was struck by “her beauty, her youth and her bright blue eye shadow,” according to the report. She reminded him of his oldest daughter, he said. He told CNN that Campbell was not breathing and unconscious …
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Two signs have appeared in Medford Square.
Tributes to Krystle Campbell, the Medford native and 2001 Medford High School graduate killed in Monday's bombing at the Boston Marathon, have begun to appear throughout her home city. Most prominent of those seen Wednesday morning were two signs, each including flowers, affixed to stoplights at the bustling Medford Square intersection. Flags across the city were at half staff and the Congregational Church of West Medford had a message out from of their church: "LORD HAVE MERCY ON OUR CITY AND SOULS." The Medford High School girls softball team made their tribute to Campbell at their game against Somerville Wednesday morning. A prayer vigil will be held tonight at Grace Episcopal Church at 160 High St. at 6 p.m. If you see, or have created…
Hospital officials initially told Campbell’s father that his daughter was injured but alive after Monday's bombing at the Boston Marathon, Campbell’s grandmother told Boston.com.
When Krystle Campbell’s father went to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston Monday afternoon in search of his daughter, officials first told him that Campbell might lose her leg because of her injuries, Campbell’s grandmother told Boston.com. Her grandmother, Lillian Campbell, told Boston.com that officials initially wouldn’t let him in, but when they did, the injured patient wasn’t his daughter, it was her friend Karen who she went to watch the Boston Marathon with. Campbell had already died at the scene. “And my son was devastated,” Lillian Campbell told Boston.com. Campbell, a 29-year-old Medford native who most recently lived in Arlington, was one of three people killed in Monday’s bombing at the Boston Marathon.
Lillian Campbell spoke to CNN about losing her granddaughter Krystle Campbell in the Boston bombing.
Lillian Campbell of Somerville spoke with CNN about her granddaughter Krystle Campbell, a 29-year-old Medford native who was one of three people killed in Monday's bombings that exploded at the Boston Marathon. "My whole heart and soul, she was in," she said of her granddaughter. "And she made me feel that way. She made me happy. I used to look forward to her coming over to see me. She never complained of what she wanted, or talked about it that much. She just used to say 'We'll just take one day at a time Nana.'" Campbell was a 2001 graduate of Medford High School and most recently an Arlington resident. Her grandmother told the Globe that Campbell had recently moved to Arlington, having lived the past couple years with her grandmother in…
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