Francis "Soupy" Campbell

Francis “Soupy” Campbell, of Marshfield, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 17, 2026, at the South Shore Hospital in Weymouth. He was 67.

Frank was born in Boston on October 15, 1958, and was the son of the late Charles W. and Dorothy A. (Geoffroy) Campbell. Frank was raised in Arlington and graduated from Arlington High School, after which he did what any self-respecting young man of his generation did, he served his country. Frank enlisted in the United States Army on November 24, 1975, and was honorably discharged on May 24, 1978.

Frank had a gift for keeping large, complicated machines running. He began working on these machines at an early age, and he worked for Republic Services, where he kept the garbage trucks of the region in working order. It was unglamorous work by most measures, but Frank approached it with the same professionalism he brought to everything. He kept the trucks running.

From there, he rose to lead transportation for the Rhode Island Public Schools, overseeing every mechanic and every bus in the state. Thousands of children arrived where they were supposed to be, on time, and safe. Frank would never have bragged about this. But he noticed when things worked, and he made sure they did.

Along the way, he owned and operated Campbell's Security & Investigation (CSI), working as a private investigator.

Away from work, Frank was a traveler, an explorer, and a man with a genuine passion for family genealogy, right up until his sister Darlene took it over.

He loved the ocean. He loved traveling. Frank loved the Town of Hull with the kind of quiet, unshakeable devotion that cannot really be explained, only understood by those who have felt it themselves. For Frank, Hull was not just a town. It represented family and safety. It was a memory. It was the place where things felt right.

Let the record reflect that Frank Campbell was not a man who clipped coupons. He had a taste for the best. The best car, best experience, best version of whatever was available. If something was worth doing, Frank believed it was worth doing properly, and properly generally produced a price tag he was entirely unbothered by.

Frank was, on the surface, a serious man. Complex. Measured. Not the type to lead with sentiment. But spend enough time with him, and you would find the teddy bear he kept hidden beneath the composed exterior. A man who went all in for the people he loved, without reservation, without condition. Whoever was in his life had his full attention and his full loyalty. Frank did not love in half measures. Frank’s favorite saying was "It is what it is", which told you everything you needed to know about how he moved through the world. He was not naive. He was not defeated. He simply had an uncommon ability to accept reality as it arrived, deal with it accordingly, and move forward. It was a philosophy that served him well for a lifetime.

And then there was Cousin Bob. Frank and Bob were the best of friends. The kind of closeness that other family members quietly admire and wish they had themselves.

He is survived by his family, who loved him deeply; by the Town of Hull, which will always hold his memory; and by a remarkable fleet of school buses that, thanks to Frank, are still running exactly as they should.

Frank was the proud father of Regina M. Torrey and her husband Daniel of Marshfield, Angela Campbell and her partner Kyle Nelson of Hull, and Luca Campbell of Hull. He was the stepfather of Brixton Mitchell of Connecticut. Frank was the grandfather of Reilly, Spencer, Luca, and Emmalee Torrey, all of Marshfield, Maya and Callie Campbell, both of Hull. He was the brother of Steven Campbell of Massachusetts, Brenda Hubert and her late husband Bruce of Texas, Bonnie Solar and her late husband Richard of Texas, Darlene Mitchell and her husband Daniel of New Hampshire, Timothy Campbell and his wife Beth Shope-Campbell of Ohio, Sarah Campbell and her partner of Orlando FL, and the late Charles Campbell and his surviving wife Denise (Formisano) Campbell Joye of Augusta, Georgia. Frank is also survived by his wife Alysha Mitchell of Connecticut, and former wife, as well as the mother of his children, Julie Morano of Hull, and many nieces, nephews, extended family, and friends.

Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to visiting hours on Thursday May 28, 2026, from 4-7pm at the Downing Cottage Funeral Chapel 21 Pond Street Hingham MA 02043. Frank will be interred privately in Mt. Hope Cemetery, Weymouth, with Army Military Honors at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent in Frank's name to New England Center and Home for Veterans, 17 Court St., Boston, MA 02108 here.

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