- Bill bright obituary. After a nearly three-year battle with pulmonary fibrosis, Campus Crusade for Christ International (CCCI) founder Bill Bright died July 19 in his Orlando, Fla. Bright spent most of his life leading CCC. Get service details, leave condolence messages or send flowers or gifts. R. W. Bill Bright was born in Coweta, Oklahoma, on October 19, 1921. He was 81. He was the sixth child and fifth son of Forrest Dale and Mary Lee Rohl Bright. "Bill" Bright, founder of Campus Crusade for Christ died July 19 from complications related to pulmonary fibrosis, BPnews reported. Bright (1943-2025) from Taylors, SC. bllrs q2ie 642 wgyhba iim4 tipm 4he lqk ln2z1b yy19