Dr. Ross Campbell, counselor and author of the Gold Medallion winner How to Really Love Your Teenager (David C Cook), died in a hiking accident Nov. 2. He was 75.

Campbell was sightseeing alone in the Savage Gulf natural area near his home in Chattanooga, Tenn., when he fell 120 feet from an overlook.

"Ross not only helped countless families through his best-selling books, he lived a life of integrity and service," said Don Pape, vice president of trade publishing for Cook. "His books have already changed how two generations of parents relate to their children. We know his legacy will continue through his words and the lives he touched."

Campbell is best known for How to Really Love Your Teenager and How to Really Love Your Child, the latter of which has sold more than 2 million copies and has been translated into 40-plus languages since its publication in 1977. Campbell also co-authored The 5 Love Languages of Children (Northfield Publishing) with Gary Chapman, and he wrote extensively on helping children deal with anger.

"Ross's books were immensely popular and God used them to instruct and inspire parents throughout the world," said Campbell's longtime friend and agent Mark Sweeney. "His death is a loss for all of us."

The founder of the Southeastern Counseling Center in Chattanooga, Campbell counseled thousands of parents in his three decades of practice. He retired in 1996, so he could spend more time writing, lecturing and working with ministers and their families.

His wife of nearly 50 years, Pat, died of cancer in 2005. Campbell is survived by four children and five grandchildren. Funeral services were held Nov. 7 at Signal Mountain Baptist Church in Signal Mountain, Tenn.

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