Leo (Hector) Campos Aldunez
It is with profound sadness that we announce the sudden passing of Leo Campos Aldunez on May 20, 2026.
He will be eternally loved by his wife Carmen, son Hector, daughter Sara, son-in-law Eric, his sister Maria Elizabeth, and Carmen’s daughter Diana and son-in-law Cyrus.
Leo was born January 2, 1955 in Santiago, Chile to Julia and Hector. As a young man he studied communications and television production and was passionate about social justice and politics. Like many Chileans, Leo ultimately had to flee the Pinochet military dictatorship in Chile and arrived in Manitoba in 1979.
After settling in Canada, Leo met and married Gail Silvius and they happily raised their two children. After living and working in Manitoba and Quebec, the family moved to Edmonton in 1985. Leo had a very diverse and dynamic career in Canada. He worked for Canada World Youth, the Mennonite Centre for Newcomers, was self-employed and volunteered for many organizations and political campaigns he strongly supported.
He was very creative and engaged in many cultural activities, from coordinating monthly coffee houses at Tools for Peace in the 1980s, playing guitar and percussion with a band, producing a documentary film called Los Machos about toxic masculinity, writing poetry, and being involved in various theatre productions. Leo had an entrepreneurial spirit and successfully ran his online Community Networks business for many years and was a founding member of Wayfinders Business Coop. In 2014, he was recognized with an award from Edmonton’s Latin American Chamber of Commerce.
A renewed love and joy entered Leo’s life when he met Carmen Gonzalez Miranda. They were married in 2018, and shared much love and laughter together and with their many friends and family. They enjoyed travelling to Maryland, D.C. to spend time with Diana and Cyrus and the welcoming extended family, and recently travelled to New York City for a memorable adventure.
Leo was immensely proud of his children Sara and Hector, and loved them both very deeply. His great bear-hugs and warm smile will be missed by his many compadres and friends with whom he cherished spending time discussing life and politics. Leo regularly shared insightful reflections and favourite inspiring quotes.
One such quote by John Lennon he recently shared said, “Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears.” While Leo has left us too soon, he truly lived a full life of friends and smiles!
A Celebration of Life will be held in the coming weeks.
Randal Adcock says
Leo was a seasoned community organizer, a relentless campaigner for truth, goodness, social justice, and he was a great friend.
We spent many hours in discussions of the human condition and what small business community can do to help make a better world.
But the loss is felt most deeply by his loving wife Carmen, his daughter, Sarita, and son, Hector. My condolences 🙏.