Monday, November 2, 2009

The William H. Craig Race for Life


At Campbell Orthodontics, we live everyday with a sweet memory of an incredibly genuine and wonderfully loving man...Dr. William H. Craig. It is often difficult to describe his character without telling a story about him. He was just that unique of a person who lived everyday of his life by demonstrating "love in action."

To give you a brief history, Dr. Craig, known to so many as "Bill," started this orthodontic practice in 1986. In 2002, Dr. Craig and his wife Kathey, invited Dr. Campbell and his wife Holly, to join the team. They spent some very special years together, operating as Craig and Campbell Orthodontics and enjoying what was one of the deepest and most prized of friendships.

In March of 2007, after a long courageous fight, Dr. Craig lost his battle with leukemia and in turn, we lost part of our staff family. While we still have days when we experience deep loss because of his absence, our hearts are grateful that we were able to be "elbow to elbow" with him before his passing. For there is no doubt, his love and his legacy remain. We consider it a privilege to have known him and are thankful to be able to do something in his memory that will benefit children in need in Wilmington.

It is with great excitement and heartfelt passion that we invite you to join with us to participate in the Third Annual William H. Craig Race for Life. This 5K and 15K event will take place this winter at Autumn Hall. To register for the event, go to http://www.active.com/. We'll look forward to seeing you all run (and smile) this winter!

To read more about Dr. William H. Craig go to the Wrightsville Beach Magazine Article at www.wrightsvillebeachmagazine.com/article.asp?aid-463.