Later Life and Death
After Campbell’s tragic death Villa spent his time at home in Reigate in Surrey with his wife Joan where he took up gardening. He received an OBE in June 1976 for services to land and water speed records, Villa was also granted The Freedom of the City of London and he went on to write 3 books about his record breaking career 2 of them written with Kevin Desmond. Villa died in January 1979 from lung cancer 8 months after the death of his wife Joan.
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