Andrew Babb Sr.

Loving husband of 63 years to Eleanor (Porrazzo) Babb. Son of the late George W. and Ruth (Trask) Babb, Andrew was born in Brockton, MA where he attended Brockton High School Class of 1949.

He served in the Korean War as a Sergeant First Class in the Army Medical Corps. He and Eleanor married in 1952 and moved from Rockland to Scituate in 1965. After his service Andrew was the staff manager at John Hancock Life Insurance, manager at Wausau Insurance and was the owner of Babb-Matheson Insurance Agency in Abington for over 40 years. Andrew was the past president of the greater Brockton Independent insurance association, the past president of the Rockland Jaycees, chairman of the Rockland Republican committee which kept him active in Republican politics in the 1960’s and 1970’s, past president of the Abington Rotary club where he was a 40 year member, He was a 50 year member of the John Cutler Masonic Lodge, lifetime member of the Old Abington Historical Society, former member of the Scituate Historical Society.

Andrew was an avid yachtsman owning 5 cabin cruisers named Laura Andrew. Andrew and Eleanor were members of the Scituate Harbor Yacht Club for over 49 years. He travelled the world with Eleanor. He was a past commander of the Old Colony Power Squadron, past commander of the Coast Guard Auxiliary, the founding member and past president of The Babb Family Association. Andrew also took great pride in being a decedent of Phillip Babb, Isles of Shoals 1652.

Andrew will be remembered by his children Andrew W. Babb, JR, Laura M. Babb both of Halifax and Christopher J. Babb of Portland, Oregon; daughter in law Susan R. Babb of Scituate; grandchildren Rachel M. Babb, Julia D. Babb and Lauren E. Babb all of Scituate; brother George C. Babb of Cohasset; special niece Donna M. Fantasia of Hanover as well as many nieces and nephews.

Visitation is scheduled for Wednesday, November 9, 2016, from 4:00-8:00 p.m at Richardson-Gaffey Funeral Home, 382 First Parish Road, Scituate. A service of remembrance will be held on Thursday November 10, 2016 at 11am in the funeral home. Rev. Collette Bachand-Wood officiating. Interment to follow at Groveland Cemetery.

Donations in his memory may be made to the Alzheimers Association www.alz.org.