{"id":47740,"date":"2019-05-10T15:20:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-10T23:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/news\/friends-family-colleagues-bid-farewell-to-victim-of-downtown-stabbing\/"},"modified":"2019-05-14T08:54:39","modified_gmt":"2019-05-14T16:54:39","slug":"friends-family-colleagues-bid-farewell-to-victim-of-downtown-stabbing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/news\/friends-family-colleagues-bid-farewell-to-victim-of-downtown-stabbing\/","title":{"rendered":"Friends, family, colleagues bid farewell to victim of downtown stabbing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t

Even on a somber day, the thought of Scott Campbell can still put a smile on Michael Garrison’s face.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

Garrison stood outside Campbell’s taxicab Friday and remembered his best friend’s sense of humor.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

“He was always quick with a joke,” Garrison said, his voice cracking with emotion.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

Campbell, 47, died May 2 after suffering three stab wounds during an incident downtown, authorities have said<\/a>. Campbell had lived in Juneau for nearly 20 years and had worked for Juneau Taxi for the past three years. Fellow cab drivers, friends and family gathered Friday to remember him.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

A procession of 20 taxicabs drove from the AJ Dock to the Alaskan Memorial Park and Mortuary on Riverside Drive on Friday morning to honor Campbell. J.C. Harris, who owns Juneau Taxi & Tours along with his wife, said it’s a tradition he picked up when he drove a cab in Anchorage. The cab driver community is like a family, Harris said, and the drivers want to send departed members off in style.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t