Thomas Edward Campbell IV

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ACTON, MA—Thomas Edward Campbell IV passed away after the most epic 25-year battle with cancer. Cancer picked the wrong guy when it came knocking at age 29.
Tom graduated from Acton-Boxborough Regional High School in 1991 and the University of New Hampshire’s Whittemore School of Business in 1996. He also graduated from Harvard with a Landscaping Design Certificate.
   Tom’s entrepreneurial spirit showed up early. As a kid, he worked the beaches of Ogunquit, collecting five-cent recyclable cans and cashing them in at the snack shop for money and candy. He worked at several Ogunquit establishments, including This Is It, for his friend Alan Renner, before starting his own business, TC’s Landscaping. Tom was known to have his headlights illuminating a yard as he put the finishing touches on a job long after dark.
Winters were devoted to skiing at Waterville Valley, NH, with the Black and Blue Trail Smashers. He attended the Waterville Valley Academy during the winter months, much to the chagrin of his high school teachers. After a postgraduate year spent perfecting the fine art of turning on snow, he headed to UNH, where he studied business and skied for the Division I team.
  Tom was always moving, doing, improving, perfecting, and fixing. A consummate perfectionist, generous friend, and devoted father, he had a way of making everyone in his life feel lucky to be there. If you were part of Tom’s world, you knew you had hit the jackpot.
  After college, Tom began his career at Fidelity, where the legendary Monday Afternoon Question was born. What started as an email to a group of friends posing a random question—with answers due by the Tuesday Afternoon Answer to have your comments counted—grew into a 27-year tradition with hundreds of followers. It was quintessential Tom: clever, entertaining, and a way to keep people connected.
  He most recently worked for VOYA, alongside a fantastic group of people he was proud to call colleagues and friends.
  Tom was a familiar face in the Nashoba Beer League ski races and later became a course runner. He also coached countless skiers with the Loon Race Team and cherished his time in New Hampshire with friends.
  The greatest highlight of Tom’s life was his two children, Fin (Thomas V) and Lucy Mae. The Legos built, adventures shared, lessons taught, laughter enjoyed, and love given and received are immeasurable. Being their dad was his proudest role.
  Tom took his fight against cancer to the road, first riding in the Lance Armstrong Ride for the Roses in Texas for two years before bringing his efforts closer to home with the Pan-Mass Challenge, raising money for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Over his 20 years of riding with Team Lick Cancer, which he proudly captained, Tom raised more than $630,000. His determination to fight back was matched only by his commitment to helping others.
  Tom leaves behind his children, Fin and Lucy; his father, Thomas Campbell III; his sisters, Susan Campbell Linnell (Bob Butcher) and Karen Campbell Murdoch (Dave); his former wife, Jennifer Campbell; his nieces, Kelsie Linnell (Alex Hillman), Brooke Linnell, and Regan Murdoch; his aunts, Mary Kimball and Marcia Kimball; his cousin, Allycia Kimball; his grand niece Ocean Hillman and countless friends whom he cherished like family.
He was recently predeceased by his mother, Sally Kimball Campbell and his uncle, Rich Kimball.
Thank-you to his team at Dana Farber. He was able to fight his battle because of you!
  And, in true Tom fashion, he would tell you to make a list, give you a hug, and remind you to stay awesome. In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to Tom’s PMC ride (pmc.org/tc0125) or your favorite charity. A celebration of life will be held November 15 at Gibbet Hill in Groton, MA from 1-5.