JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2013 Angela Campbell arrived at the Jacksonville Daily Record nearly 30 years ago with a strong work ethic and a good attitude. It didn\u2019t matter that she lacked the experience. There was just something different about her. <\/p>\n
She rose to the top of the media outlet as the fifth publisher, and first woman to hold that position, in the organization\u2019s 116-year history.<\/p>\n
On Saturday, colleagues posted tributes on social media remembering Campbell, who died on the morning of June 25 at her residence in Springfield, according to a story on the outlet\u2019s website. She was 49. The Daily Record is a News4JAX news partner. <\/p>\n
Publisher emeritus James Bailey Jr. told the outlet in remembering \u201cAngie\u201d<\/a> that she took a small opportunity and turned it into a career that helped the business thrive in ways that it hadn\u2019t before. <\/p>\n \u201cI hired Angie to be my receptionist when she was 20 years old even though she didn\u2019t have any experience working in an office. She later became my assistant and then the company\u2019s business manager,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cShe took on every job and did it right every time \u2014 sometimes better than I had been doing it for more than 20 years,\u201c he continued. \u201dAngie changed the way I was able to run the business. She would always say that I gave her a chance, but the fact is she gave me and the company the chance to do everything we did.\u201d<\/p>\n Campbell was essentially a lifelong Jacksonville resident whose story is inspirational. <\/p>\n She moved to Jacksonville when she was 4 years old, according to the Daily Record<\/a>, and spent most of the rest of her life here. Campbell and her family grew up in Arlington, and she graduated from Parker High School. <\/p>\n In 1997, Campbell arrived at the Daily Record and began working as a receptionist for Bailey Jr. <\/p>\n Campbell touched every aspect of the Daily Record on her journey, from being the first face people saw as they walked through the door to leading the organization. <\/p>\n Matt Walsh, owner of the Daily Record and CEO of its parent company, the Observer Media Group, said in the JDR story<\/a> that Campbell brought energy, a great attitude, and an unforgettable laugh to the building. <\/p>\n \u201cAngie was much loved by our team in Jacksonville, her OMG colleagues and everyone who knew her in the Jacksonville business community,\u201d he said. \u201cShe was always a source of positive, can-do energy. Her hearty laugh was infectious.\u201d<\/p>\n