Obituary of Inskip Babb

It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of Inskip Babb. He was a beloved brother, husband, father, grandfather, uncle and friend who will be greatly missed. He was born in Belmont,Trinidad and migrated to Canada where he studied at York University and the University of Toronto in the 1960s. 

A devoted husband and father, he leaves his brother Ancil Babb, his wife Venice Babb, daughters Candice Browne, Makrina Babb and Malaika Babb-Carvin, son-in-laws David Browne and Christopher Carvin and grandchildren Dana and Dominic Browne and Mikhail Carvin to mourn him.

A lover of music and literature, pan and poetry, Inskip was a man of passion who embraced beauty wherever he found it and lived life to the fullest. His kindness and humour could lighten any situation. He was always the last one to leave the ‘lime’.

A product of the Catholic school system in Trinidad, he worked in various capacities in the field of education. Inskip was a firm believer in the role of education could play to achieve social change. He dedicated all of his working life to public service; first as a young teacher and coach at the Orphanage for boys in Belmont and later eventually rising through the ranks to become the Project Manager for the Facilities Management Unit at the Ministry of Education. 

Upon his retirement, he migrated to Canada to be near his girls. A patriotic Trini, he became a fan of Blue Jays baseball and the Toronto Raptors. He was a man who would love more than one country. 

He accepted the heath challenges of his later years with dignity, courage and stoicism.

Inskip loved and was greatly loved. His death is a devastating blow to all who knew him. 

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