Luther Roy CampbellJr., 88, of Emmaus, died peacefully surrounded by his family Oct. 5, 2016, at St. Luke’s Hospice House. He was the husband of Jo-Ann (Reinheimer) Campbell. Born in Allentown, he was the son of the late L. Roy Campbell and Winifred (Pearce) Campbell.

He was a graduate of The St. Andrews School in Philadelphia and The University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business. He was a brother in Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity and served as their treasurer, vice president and president.

He enlisted in the U.S. Navy from 1950 to 1954 where he served on the USS Van Valkenburg.

He was a partner in his father’s CPA firm, Campbell, Rappold & Yurasits, LLP, in Allentown for many years and was the managing partner for 20 years.

He served as a former director of the regional board of First Union Bancorporation, was a former director of First Fidelity Bancorporation, former director of Fidelcor, Inc., and former director of Merchants Bank NA, all predecessor banks to Wells Fargo. He also chaired the loan committee for Merchants Bank of Allentown for many years. He was a former director of Old Guard Insurance Group, Harrisburg.

He was an elder at the First Presbyterian Church, Allentown, where he served on the board of trustees, was president of the board of trustees and president of the board of deacons.

A longtime member of Lehigh Country Club, he chaired the membership committee 27 years and was an avid tennis player.

He served on the boards of the YMCA of Allentown, University of Penn Alumni Club, and the Livingston Club of Allentown. He was a member of Kiwanis Foundation, Allentown-Lehigh County Chamber of Commerce, Lehigh County Authority and former chairman of the Lower Macungie Township Authority.

He was a former private pilot and owner of a Piper Archer II. He loved tennis, gardening and Bonita Bay Florida and was Boo to his five grandchildren whom he loved deeply.

He is survived by his wife; stepdaughter, Karen Pearce Sonier and her husband Michael, of Center Valley and their children, Megan and Tim; stepson, Richard Pearce II and his wife Kristen, of Orefield and their children, Amber, Nikki and Ashley; brother, David Pearce Campbell and his wife Mary, of Richmond, Va.; nieces Margaret Campbell Ullrich and her husband Chris, of Charlotte, N.C. and their children, Tinsley, Annie and Caroline; Winifred Campbell, of Richmond, Va.; nephew, David Campbell, Jr. and his wife Jennifer, of Richmond, Va., and their children, Pearce and Jacob.

Contributions may be made in his memory to the First Presbyterian Church of Allentown.

A Celebration of Life service will be held 10:30 a.m. Oct. 14, in the sanctuary of the First Presbyterian Church, 3231 W. Tilghman St., Allentown, 18104. Arrangements were made by the J.S. Burkholder Funeral Home, Allentown.