George Earle Campsen Jr

George Earle Campsen, Jr., 81, passed away December 14, 2010, He was born July 11, 1929, in Charleston, South Carolina. He was predeceased by his loving wife of 52 years, Myrtle Smith "Snap Shot" Campsen. George attended Charleston public schools and graduated from the High School of Charleston in 1947. He graduated from The Citadel in 1951.Upon graduation from The Citadel he served as an officer in the Air Force during the Korean War. George graduated from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1955, and married his sweetheart, Myrtle Smith Campsen, the same year. George practiced law on Broad Street in Charleston for over 40 years, specializing in civil litigation. In 1961 George founded and served as President of Fort Sumter Tours, Inc. which transports visitors to Fort Sumter National Monument where the Civil War began. He later founded SpiritLine Cruises, LLC. George served in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1958 to 1964. George served as South Carolina Co-Chairman of the Goldwater Presidential Campaign, and in 1972 served as Chairman of the Re-Elect Thurmond Committee for the 1st Congressional District. He is survived by four children: Cynthia Campsen Mosteller and her husband William Richard Mosteller, Terrye Campsen Seckinger and her husband Robert Stanley Seckinger, Senator George Earle "Chip" Campsen III and his wife Lalla Lee Laffitte Campsen, and Richard Dewitt Campsen and his wife Elizabeth Salvo Campsen.