Obituaries

Ludger Camp Dies at 83; While a Teen, La Jollan Saw Marilyn Monroe

He owned Corral Ford in Lemon Grove for 15 years until selling it and retiring in 1996.

Ludger “Lud” Richard Camp—who owned Corral Ford in Lemon Grove for 15 years until his retirement in 1996—died at home April 13 in La Jolla after a battle with Parkinson’s disease,  said a U-T San Diego obituary.

He was 83.

“At 16, during the early years of World War II, he left school to enlist in the Army Air Corps,” said the obituary. “He became one of the highest ranked trainees in Texas. However, he was honorably discharged when it was discovered that he was underage.

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“Mr. Camp then enlisted in the Merchant Marines where he was sent to Catalina Island. He loved to tell friends about his difficulty concentrating on exercise because Norma Jean Baker, (later Marilyn Monroe) would saunter by in the afternoons.”

He was active in Rotary Club, the La Jolla Cancer Society, Newcomers Club of La Jolla, the Old Globe Theater and the Athenaeum Music and Arts Library, said his obituary.

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A celebration of his life is set for 12:30 p.m. May 18 at All Hollow's Catholic Church in La Jolla.


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