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Joseph F. McCamish of Oak Ridge died Saturday April 19, 2008 at his home surrounded by his family and friends. He had a colorful and varied career putting to work his considerable art talent. Joe retired from General Electric in 1992, having been under contract to their Cincinnati, Ohio division. Joe began his professional career at North American Aviation, then Avco and Martin-Marietta as a technical illustrator, at the same time practicing free-lance art and calligraphy which he continued to the end of his life.
Joe was born in Knoxville May 12, 1926 and returned in 1960 to work at Plasti-line as a graphic designer, then Spinlab as their art director. He founded Panorama, Knoxville’s Visitor’s Guide. He was a WWII Navy veteran and belong to SAE fraternity while a student at UT. Joe was the 1948 Art Editor of the Volunteer Yearbook. He was a long-time member of Holston Hills Country Club and Moose Lodge 1316 in Oak Ridge, at one time serving as the governor of the lodge.
He is survived by daughter, Patricia (Patty) Donohoe and husband John; two sons, Joseph (Joe) Looper McCamish and wife Cheryl, and Bruce Allred McCamish, grandchildren, Alyse Catherine McCamish, Patrick Hanbury Donohoe, Thomas McCamish Donohoe and John Allred Donohoe as well as five great-grandchildren.
The Celebration of Life for Joe will be Tuesday April 22, 2008 at 8:00 PM in the chapel of Martin Oak Ridge Funeral Home. Interment will be Wednesday at 1:30 PM at Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery with military honors. The family will receive friends from 6-8 Tuesday at the funeral home.
The family would like to thank Moose Lodge 1316 and the other Oak Ridge Lodges for their friendship throughout the years. In lieu of flowers please send memorial contributions to Iraq Veterans: Intrepid Fallen heroes Fund 1 Intrepid Square West 46th Street 12th Ave. New York, New York 10036 (fallenheroesfund.org) or Civil War Preservation Trust (CWPT) 11 Public Square Suite 200 Hagerstown, MD 21740 (civilwar.org)