Robert Jackson Babb

Robert Jackson Babb, 24, died of injuries sustained in an automobile accident on Sunday, December, 21, 2014, near Sterling City, Texas. Jackson was the third child of Bruce and Terilynn Babb, born on August 2, 1990, in Odessa, Texas. He graduated from Trinity Episcopal School in Midland in 2009. After high school graduation, he attended Ole Miss in Oxford, Mississippi, where he was a member of Sigma Epsilon Fraternity. However, it was as a student at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts, first in California and then in Austin, where Jackson found his calling.

Interested in food and food preparation from an early age, Jackson was able to combine his vocation and avocation, working diligently during the week in classes and then continuing to indulge his passion by grilling for friends on the weekend and often “taking over” the kitchen from his mother while home for visits.

Jackson’s other passion was the family ranch in Edwards County near Rocksprings, Texas. Jackson was named after his paternal grandfather, Jackson Babb with whom he shared more than just a name; they both loved the family ranch and all its beauty, particularly Hackberry Creek. Because of his love for the ranch, Jackson became an avid outdoorsman as a young boy, spending many hours hunting, fishing, and hiking the hills, his dog Lucy by his side.

Jackson was preceded in death by his grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Jackson Babb and Mr. and Mrs. Terry Pipkin. He is survived by his parents Bruce Gilmer and Terilynn Babb, his sister Caroline and her fiancé Jeremy Harris, his brother Tyler Babb and his fiancee Lauren Land, his aunt Paula Babb Cox of San Antonio, his uncle and aunt Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pipkin of Carrollton, and his uncle and aunt Mr. and Mrs. Jack Schmidt of Irving, as well as numerous cousins and many friends who will miss him very much.

There will be a gathering of family and friends to celebrate Jackson’s life at Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home, 601 North Allegheny, on Friday, December 26, from 6-8 in the evening. Memorials may be made to the Gilmer Family Foundation, a foundation dedicated to community projects in Rocksprings, P.O. Box 966, Rocksprings, Texas 78880

Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.