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ARCHIE MICHAEL CAMPBELL, JR. " In my Father's house are many mansions: If it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you, and if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto Myself: that where I am, ye may be also." John 14: 2-3 Archie Michael Campbell, Jr., affectionately called "Mike" by family and friends, son of Lenora and Charles Morgan, was born on November 23, 1957 in New York City. He departed this life on September 12, 2025 at his home in Mooresville, North Carolina. Even as a youngster, Mike was an inquisitive child and this inquisitiveness followed him throughout his life. He attended P.S 60 elementary school in the Bronx, New York and upon graduating attended and graduated from August Martin High School in Queens, New York. Mike's first full-time job was as a service maintenance worker with Eastern Airlines. After leaving Eastern Airlines he went to work for his father as a cook (his true passion), in the kitchen of the Boston Road Ballroom in the Bronx, New York. Upon leaving "The Ballroom", Mike accepted a position in New York City government with the Department of General Services at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, again serving as a service maintenance worker. Upon leaving New York he re-located to North Carolina and accepted a position as a Corrections Officer at the North Carolina Piedmont Correctional Facility from which he retired in 2022. Mike lived a good life and loved his family and many pets. He enjoyed fishing, watching both boxing and the History Channel, and cooking for himself and family members showing his impressive culinary skills. His signature dishes included banana pancakes, spaghetti lasagna, fried catfish, banana pudding, German chocolate cake. and sweet potato pie, only to name a few - all restaurant quality creations! Mike leaves to mourn his mother and father, Lenora and Charles Morgan of Henderson,North Carolina; his sister, Zoe Ann Campbell of East Patchogue, New York; sons, Michael Campbell III of Wappinger Falls, New York and Tyrrell Campbell of Concord, North Carolina; a grand-daughter, Anyae Campbell of Brooklyn, New York; and close relatives Jennifer West of Raleigh, North Carolina, Denise West of the Bronx, New York, Stuart West of Raleigh, North Carolina and a host of relatives and friends. Rest in peace Mike. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, September 19 at the Chapel of Cavin-Cook Funeral Home. Cavin-Cook Funeral Home & Crematory, Mooresville, is serving the Campbell family. Condolences may be made to the family at www.cavin-cook.com.

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Archie Michael Campbell, Jr.

November 23, 1957 - September 12, 2025