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Russell C. Babcock, Longtime Kennecott Geologist, Passes Away
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worldwide. In 2003, he was the recipient of the Society for Mining Metallurgy and Exploration Ben Dickerson Award. Babcock loved nature and shared that love with his boys. Family road trips usually ended with unloading of interesting rocks from the back of the station wagon When the boys were older and gathered in Utah for the holidays, geology field trips were typically on the agenda. He is survived by his wife Judith (Derhake) Babcock, his brother David Babcock, sister Jean (Babcock) Greene, and his six sons: Russ, Chris, Jon, David, Jason and Mike. Russ was an active member and jubilant singer in the congregation at Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church. The family is asking that in lieu of flowers, contributions be made to the St. Paul’s Food Pantry in his memory. Go to stpauls-slc.org/stewardship and include “food pantry” in the memo. An event to celebrate Babcock’s life will be scheduled when there is less risk of COVID-19 exposure, likely outdoors.
Russell C. Babcock Jr., 84, passed away Feb. 8, 2020, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Babcock was born in Elkhorn, Wisc., to Russell C. Babcock and Dorothy Babcock. He grew up in Delavan, Wisc., graduating from Lawrence University and then received a Master of Science degree in economic geology from the University of Wisconsin in Madison. Babcock loved his profession, and his career took him and his family around the world from Alaska to New Zealand. He made many lifelong friends along the way. He retired as the chief geologist from Rio Tinto Kennecott in 1996 after 37 years. Babcock was employed by Kennecott in various exploration geology positions from 1956 through his retirement in 1994, including service as director of exploration from January 1986 through November 1990 and chief geologist form November 1990 until he retired in 1994. Since his retirement he worked as a consulting economic geologist, specializing in exploration for and evaluation of base and precious metal deposits
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