Remembering Michael Camp (1988-2025)

Ann Laemmlen Lewis

5 months ago

Michael L. Camp Obituary

Michael Lewis Camp, 36, of Alpine, Utah, unexpectedly passed away from medical complications on November 1, 2025, in Provo, Utah.

Mike was born November 24, 1988, Thanksgiving Day, in Phoenix, Arizona. His family moved to Utah in 1992, where he grew up in Orem and Alpine, surrounded by wonderful cousins and friends. Mike graduated from Lone Peak High School in 2006.

He enjoyed childhood activities including soccer and baseball, but his passion was lacrosse. He played goalie for Lone Peak and was selected as the Utah 2nd Team All-State Goalie in 2006. As a young teenager, he loved working at the Christa McAuliffe Space Center. This ignited his imagination, and he soon transformed their attic into a simulated galaxy.

Mike married Erika Lamb in 2009. They later divorced, but not before bringing two wonderful sons into the world, Braxton (14) and Dominic (12). Mike loved and cherished his boys.

He is survived by his sons, Braxton Mikel Camp and Dominic Curtis Camp; his parents, Lowell and Barbara Lewis Camp; his brother, Benjamin Lewis Camp (Mace) of Las Vegas; and many loving aunts, uncles, and cousins. He had bonus family with Nathan, Tina, and the extended Larson family; also, Mama G and the whole Terry clan.

A Celebration of Mike’s Life will be held Sunday, November 9, at 2:00 p.m. in the garden of Jeffrey and Kathleen Lewis, 535 Healey Blvd, Alpine, Utah. There will be music, a brief program, and lunch. We welcome any who would like to remember and celebrate Mike with us.

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Claire and Aunt Diana are compiling a ChatBook of memories of Mike Camp (mostly for his boys). Here are our additions.

MEMORIES OF MIKEY

From Uncle John

Mikey and Ben as the two pizza guys. I remember one evening in particular when they were filming a commercial for the business. There was so much energy and volume in the Camp’s kitchen and Mike was in charge. I think sunglasses were involved. Both boys loved the spotlight and it was hysterical to watch who was going to outshine whom. I’ll call it a draw.

Such fun times at Carpinteria, when Mikey was little. He was a very confident novice surfer. White hair, brown tanned skin, and a board. We never had to look far for Michael; we could always hear him.

My most durable and maybe favorite memory is of Mike in action at Discount Tires, working with customers. I always took our cars there for tires because Mike was there (the family discount was nice too!). He treated me like a valued customer, but of course, that was expected between uncle and nephew. The wonderful thing was that he treated everyone that way, in the store or on the phone. He was always positive, respectful, knowledgeable, and kind. And he always wore a smile. He worked hard and was a credit to the company and to every single customer he met.

“Discount Tires, this is Mike, how can I help you?”

“Hello, world, this is Mike, how can I help you?”

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From Aunt Ann:

I loved the years when Ben and Mike lived just down the street from us in Orem. Both of our homes had open doors and yards, and the kids were back and forth all day, every day during the summers, and after school during the rest of the year. We could always hear Mikey from quite some distance, with his loud, barking voice, taking control of each situation. In the summertime, he and Adam wore capes of every variety, often just a piece of fabric tied in a knot under the chin. They were usually wearing swim suits and Mikey often had cowboy boots on his feet.

From time to time, they’d blow into the house to raid the treat drawer in the kitchen for snacks or goodies. But most of the time they were in the yard or playground lost in worlds of imagination.

One year when Mikey was little, I made a cowboy boot quilt for him. Barb hung it in his bedroom on the wall near his pine log bed. She also made a cowboy quilt for Mikey—it seemed like he was a cowboy for several years, with a cowboy hat and boots and a red kerchief around his neck.

I will always remember Mikey for his incredible imagination. He would become different entertaining personalities, and we all enjoyed watching or playing along. He had boundless energy and a quick mind. He and Ben were the perfect companions for our Adam as they grew up, neighbors and cousins, and little boys on a mission.

Here are a few favorite pictures of Mikey through the years.

A Memorial Service for Mikey was held in Alpine today, Sunday, 9 November 2025 at Uncle Jeffrey’s home. His ashes were buried that evening in the Spanish Fork Cemetery.