Submitted by Fran Olson Gustafson 1965 <fgustafson917@gmail.com>
on 26/Mar/2023
71.223.132.176
William Edward Babcock, age 89, of Mount Holly, N.J. and New
Windsor, NY, passed away peacefully at his home in New
Jersey on Friday, March 10, 2023. He was the son of the late
Elmer and Marion (Mills) Babcock. He is survived by his
beloved wife of 69 years Ann (FitzGerald) Babcock, his son
David Babcock and wife Sherry (Griffith) Babcock,
grand-daughter, Melissa (Babcock) Sample, two
great-grandsons, Liam and Shane Sample, his sister Shirley
Early, brothers Edward, John and Donald, and many Nieces and
Nephews. Bill was predeceased by his oldest son William
Elmer Babcock, his sister Marion LeMunyan, and brothers
George and Robert. Bill worked for many years as a chemical
engineer for Dupont, Airco, and for twenty years at
Occidental Petroleum. After he retired from Occidental
Petroleum, he formed William Babcock and Associates, a
chemical engineering consulting company, which he operated
for another twenty years. Bill was an old school American
who was not afraid of hard work. Bill was a life member of
the New Windsor Fire Department for over seventy years and
held many Firematic and Company positions during those
years. Bill enjoyed hanging out at the Fire House with his
old friends and new friends solving local and national
problems.
Services will be private, and his burial will take place at
a later date at the family plot in New Windsor, New York.
William Edward Babcock, age 89, of Mount Holly, N.J. and New
Windsor, NY, passed away peacefully at his home in New
Jersey on Friday, March 10, 2023. He was the son of the late
Elmer and Marion (Mills) Babcock. He is survived by his
beloved wife of 69 years Ann (FitzGerald) Babcock, his son
David Babcock and wife Sherry (Griffith) Babcock,
grand-daughter, Melissa (Babcock) Sample, two
great-grandsons, Liam and Shane Sample, his sister Shirley
Early, brothers Edward, John and Donald, and many Nieces and
Nephews. Bill was predeceased by his oldest son William
Elmer Babcock, his sister Marion LeMunyan, and brothers
George and Robert. Bill worked for many years as a chemical
engineer for Dupont, Airco, and for twenty years at
Occidental Petroleum. After he retired from Occidental
Petroleum, he formed William Babcock and Associates, a
chemical engineering consulting company, which he operated
for another twenty years. Bill was an old school American
who was not afraid of hard work. Bill was a life member of
the New Windsor Fire Department for over seventy years and
held many Firematic and Company positions during those
years. Bill enjoyed hanging out at the Fire House with his
old friends and new friends solving local and national
problems.