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'''Born:  '''March 16, 1921

'''Died:  '''October 24, 2005

'''Married:''' [[Margaret%20Campion|Margaret Sullivan]]

'''Children:''' Margaret (Peggy) Campion; John (Bolter) Campion; Michael Campion; [[George%20Campion|George Campion]], Patrick Campion, James Campion

'''John F. Campion''' was the [[Mayor|Mayor]] of Saranac Lake from 1963 to May 17, 1964.  He was also a [[World%20War%20II%20veteran|World War II veteran]] having served in the Marines from 1942 to 1946 as a member of the first Marine Quartermaster squadron making aerial maps of the South Pacific; he was discharged as a Major in the reserves.

He moved to Saranac Lake in 1948, working in construction, and as a part-time employee of the Post Office.  He also worked as a caretaker at [[Camp%20Wayota|Camp Wayota]] on [[Oseetah%20Lake|Oseetah Lake]].

He lived at [[58%20Bloomingdale%20Avenue|58 Bloomingdale Avenue]]. He also served as Acting [[US%20Post%20Office|Postmaster]] of Saranac Lake from May 15, 1964, until he became Postmaster on August 30, 1965, serving until October 19, 1989.

He is buried in [[St.%20Bernard's%20Cemetery|St. Bernard's Cemetery]].

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