Madeleine Marie LeMaitre Campbell, 93, passed away peacefully on May 20, 2017. She was born on October 8, 1923, in Algiers, Algeria to Charles Marie LeMaitre and Matilde Louise LeGoupil LeMatire. She met David Campbell in January 1943 in Algiers, Algeria, where David served in the United States Army Air Corps. David and Madeleine married in Algiers on August 31, 1944.In 1953, David and Madeleine moved to Baton Rouge, where Madeleine quickly became involved in Louisiana's French culture. Her first job was teaching French at St. Joseph's Academy. She taught French at Episcopal High School from 1969-1988, and during that time led 22 school trips to Europe. Even in retirement, Madeleine continued to teach, including teaching French to adult students in lagniappe courses at LSU. Madeleine moved to Tallahassee in 2014 to be closer to her family. While in Tallahassee, Madeleine continued to explore her love of education, history and travel while taking OLLI courses offered by FSU. At times, the OLLI instructors probably wondered who was the teacher and who was the student.Madeleine is preceded in death by her husband David, and is survived by her daughters Joelle Miller and Darlene Graham, and by three grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.Madeleine thanks her family and friends who left before her to be with the Lord, as well as those who will rejoin her at a later time. She deeply appreciates the knowledge and love that her friends and family gave throughout her life.A memorial service will be held on Friday, June 9, 2017, at 1:00 p.m. at St. James Episcopal Church in Baton Rouge. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the youth ministry at St. Peter's Anglican Church in Tallahassee, Florida.
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