March 14, 2023 at 10:20 am Jaime M. Campos passed away in his home surrounded by family.  He was a resident of the Hood River Valley for the past 33 years.  Jaime was born on April 11, 1935 in the state of Jalisco, Mexico.  He emigrated to the United States in the late 1950’s, he met his wife, Maria del Carmen  Campos in 1960 and they were married and settled in Los Angeles where they raised some of their six children and the rest grew up in the Hood River Valley. 

 In 1990 they moved to the Mid-Valley of the Hood River Valley and settled on 10 acres on Norman Rd.  While in Los Angeles Jaime and Carmen were involved with their children’s activities and were strong supporters (i.e. fundraisers, bus drivers, stage roadies and surrogate parents) of the first youth mariachi in East Los Angeles.  They were also active leaders in the Catholic Church Spanish Marriage Encounter program that assisted countless newlyweds and established couples in their relationships with each other and the Catholic Church both in Los Angeles and in Hood River. 

Jaime spent many years in California as an upholsterer and through his work and relationship building experience when he moved to Hood River he went to work with a fledging beer company called Full Sail.  He quickly earned the respect of his peers and management and soon became their warehouse supervisor.  Jaime worked there until his retirement in 2002.  During the same time Jaime and Carmen also owned Valley Video in Odell for a number of years.

Jaime had a large loving family and nearly every weekend with good weather turned into an impromptu party as the many kids and grandchildren would show up just be in community.  Jaime had a love of fishing and his favorite lakes were Kingsley Reservoir, Lawrence and Lost Lakes; and while he may not have ever landed a record breaking fish, he always had tall tales to tell.  He loved spending time with his children and grandchildren and great grandchildren.  Jaime always managed to keep up on politics and his TV would alternate between news and soccer.  Jaime remembered the presidents of his time and one of his favorite greetings no matter who you were, is attributed to the late President Nixon, Jaime would greet his family and friends in a joyous voice and spread his arms to “My Fellow Americans”.  Jaime loved his adopted country and was proud of the successes of his children and grandchildren and truly lived the motto that “Love is the
Greatest Gift” and that love was not be hoarded but shared.

Jaime was 87 and is survived by his wife of 63 years Maria del Carmen Campos, his children Juan Campos(Angelica Perez), Jaime Campos (Lucilla Campos), Martin Campos-Davis (DeLona Campos-Davis), Guadalupe Campos Perez (Martin Perez), Rosa Campos Nolasco (Alvaro Nolasco) and Octavio Campos(Amanda Ayala Campos).  He also is survived by his grandchildren Claudia Campos of San Bernadino, Jaime Campos Jr III, Monica Campos Zamora, Faviola Campos, Lucas Campos-Davis, Gabriella Campos-Davis, Mateo Campos-Davis, Aaron Perez Campos, Diego Perez Campos, Aimee Perez Campos, Octavio Nolasco, Almadelia Nolasco, and Javier Nolasco and several great grandchildren.

A viewing will be held 5:00 P.M., Friday, March 17, 2023 at Anderson’s Tribute Center (1401 Belmont Ave, Hood River, OR 97031) with his funeral mass at 1:00 P.M., Saturday, March 18, 2023 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church. Following mass there will be a luncheon for continued sharing and fellowship at 3294 Bonneville Dr, Hood River, OR finger foods will be provided and potluck dishes are welcomed.

In lieu of fresh food taken to family, they would greatly appreciate frozen food or gift cards to local grocery stores.  

Visit www.AndersonsTributeCenter.com to leave a note of condolence for the family.