Cynthia Ann Campion

Cynthia Ann Campion, (née Hurt) of Walled Lake, Michigan, passed away at the age of 84 on October 4, 2026. A devoted mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, loving sister, staunch friend and neighbor; her presence will be missed by all who knew, loved, and admired her. Was she, in fact, a superhero? Judge for yourself.

Born in the state of New York, Cyndy’s childhood memories were actually of Algonac, Michigan and her love for the sight of the St. Clair River. Excelling in both math and music, she played the French horn in her high school band and, though tempted to follow that passion, chose instead a path defined by mathematics. Enrolling and graduating from Lawrence Technological University, Cynthia Hurt was only the second woman to graduate from that institution’s College of Engineering. It was here that she met and fell in love with Harry R. Campion, married him and joined him in professional life.

Cynthia went on to work at the Ford Motor company and helped to design features of the Mustang, seatbelt technology, and the dual-action tailgate. She left the workforce to raise her four children on Wolverine Lake, in the town of Walled Lake. An avid fisher and swimmer, Cyndy was a scuba diver long before the sport became commonplace.

As part of her devotion to motherhood and her paramount belief in education, Cynthia became active in local PTA, served on the committee that instituted comprehensive sex-ed (despite death threats), and eventually sat on Walled Lake Consolidated School’s Board of Education for over twenty years, serving as the President of that board, often through trying times. A fixture at high school football games (with her cow bell), she was an ardent band booster (ref. French horn, above). She was a founding member of the Walled Lake Schools Foundation for Excellence, remaining an active member for decades.

After her divorce made her a single mother of four children, Cynthia worked for a title company, first as a receptionist, later in documents, and later still as a closer. As her faith was extremely important to her, she was also extremely active in her church, The Walled Lake United Methodist Church, serving on numerous committees.

Cynthia is survived by her four children: Tracy Bennett (Brian), Lorrayne Holt (Danny), Dawn Burnett (Andrew), and Harry Campion [Jr] (Elizabeth), her grandchildren: Harrison, Ethan, Samuel, Kai, Eleanor, Olivia, Althea, Vivian, and Briar-Rose, her great-grandchildren: Lillibet and Camille, and her sister, Barbara Moody, of Dallas, Tx.

Cynthia Campion’s well known affinity for James Bond films, Batman movies of all shapes and sizes, and the subtle acting of John Wayne, is undoubtedly the source of the rumors regarding her double-life. She loved her heroes because they were her people. Her definition of heroism was simple: “When you put the well-being of others before your own.”

In that, she taught by example.

Visitation will be at 10 AM, Saturday, October 10, 2026, in the parlor of the United Methodist Church of Walled Lake. Service to be held at 12 noon with a reception to follow in the basement. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that those who wish to do so contribute to the Foundation for Excellence.