William Babcock, age 87, born in Streator, La Salle County, Illinois. Son of the late Thomas N. and Alice Flahaven Babcock; grandson of the late William F. and Eleanor Boue Babcock and the late Thomas F. and Margaret Harrington Flahaven; devoted friend of his life partner of 51 years John J. Vespo; brother of Mary (Gary) Preis of Cary, Illinois; uncle of Linda (Tim) Lowery of Lake Barrington, Illinois, Leslie (Jim) Ramsey of Island Lake, Illinois and David (Mojgan) Korpan of Paso Robles, California. Longtime associate of Carson Pirie Scott & Co. and Saks & Co. Member of Westerly, Rhode Island Historical Society. Longtime parishioner of Holy Name Cathedral and Immaculate Conception/St. Joseph Parish (Orleans Street).

Graveside Service Saturday, June 8, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Joseph Cemetery, 3100 Thatcher Avenue, River Grove, Illinois 60171.

If you wish to remember Bill, please do an act of kindness for someone or donate to The Monastery of the Holy Cross, 3111 South Aberdeen Street, Chicago, Illinois 60608-6503, www.chicagomonk.org , or Research to Prevent Blindness, 360 Lexington Avenue, Floor 22, New York, New York 10017, www.rpbusa.org .

For further information please call 312-421-0936.