Tamara Babcock

Hastings resident, Tamara J. Babcock, 48, of 702 East 7th, died Monday, June 16, 2008 at Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital.

Memorial service will be Saturday, June 21, 2008; 10:00 A.M. at First Presbyterian Church with Pastor John Curtiss officiating. A reception will be held at the Hazelrigg Student Union on the Hastings College Campus, following the memorial service. Private family burial will be at a later date. Book signing will be Thursday, June 19, 2008; 8:00 A.M.-5:00 P.M., Friday, June 20, 2008; 8:00 A.M.-5:00 P.M. at the funeral home & Saturday, June 21, 2008; 1 hr. prior to service at the church. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, memorials be given to the Tamara Canfield Babcock Fund, at the Hastings Community Foundation Inc., 800 West 3rd Street Rm #232, Hastings, Nebraska, 68901.

Mrs. Babcock was born August 17, 1959 in Three Rivers, Michigan to Robert & Patricia (Harms) Canfield. She grew up in Leawood, Kansas and graduated from Shawnee Mission South High School in Overland Park, Kansas. On June 12, 1982, she married Robert S. Babcock in Overland Park. Mrs. Babcock graduated from Beloit College in Beloit, Wisconsin with Bachelor of Arts degrees in French and in Environmental Biology in 1981. She received her Masters of Environmental Policy degree in 1984 from Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. From 1987-1992, she was Project Consultant for Woodward-Clyde in Santa Barbara, California. From 1992-1994, she taught Political Science at Hastings College. Since 2001, Mrs. Babcock served as the Director of Developmental Services for the City of Hastings. She served on YWCA Board of Directors, Ad-Hoc Committee for Hastings Public Schools and was involved with Leadership Hastings, Imagine Hastings and many other community organizations. She attended First Presbyterian Church.

Survivors include:
Husband: Robert S. Babcock - Hastings, NE
Children: Sara Gwenllian Babcock - Hastings, NE
Charles Robert 'Carl' Babcock - Hastings, NE
Parents: Robert & Patricia Canfield - Leawood, KS
Brothers & Spouses: Bob & Lisa Canfield - Overland Park, KS
Michael & Lori Canfield - Overland Park, KS