Paul H. Babbitt Paul H. Babbitt died May 4, 2005, at age 78. Mr. Babbitt was born May 31, 1926, in Kalamazoo, Mich. During World War II, he served in the Navy in the Pacific. After the war, he graduated from Michigan State University and received a master's degree from Columbia University. He moved to Portland in 1979, and was a rehabilitation counselor for the Veterans Administration Hospital in Vancouver. In 1949, he married Ruth L. Rogers. Survivors include his wife; sons, Gregory R. and Douglas E.; brother, E. Holt; and sister, Margret Flemming. Remembrances to Hollywood Loaves & Fishes. Arrangements by Crown. Tuesday, May 10, 2005 Portland Oregonian