Boone – Geraldine, 86

Boone – Geraldine
Livingston Babcock, 86, died from leukemia October 8 at her home of 58 years in Princeton, NJ.  She was the widow of the late Rowan Boone.
She graduated from The Brearley School in New York City and Benningtion College. She attended the University of Pennsylvania for graduate school in social work
Born in New York City, she made her home in Princeton where she committed her life to civil rights, social justice and humanitarian concerns.  She helped organize the Princeton Association for Human Rights, The Youth Employment Service, The Princeton Study Center, and The Child Placement Review Board for abused and neglected children.  She was also very active with the Juvenile Conference Center during the 60s and 70s.  She received the Winifred Latimer Norman Award from the Unitarian Universalist New York Metropolitan District and the Frances Riker Davis Alumnae Award from the Brearley School.  She also received outstanding service awards from the Princeton Area Council of Community Services and the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges.
She is survived by her children, John Boone and wife, Jenny Dixon, of Brooklyn, NY, Louise Hanson and husband, Ed, of Chevy Chase, MD, Serena Constantinides and husband Perry of Potomac, MD, Doug Boone and wife Jenny of Providence, RI, Roger Boone of San Francisco, CA, her sister Betsy Moulton of Naples, FL, five grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
A Memorial Service will be held at the Unitarian Church in Princeton, NJ on Saturday, November 29 at 11 am.  In lieu of flowers, please send a donation in her name to The Mercer Street Friends in Trenton, NJ (www.mercerstreetfriends.org).
Arrangements are under the direction of the Mather-Hodge Funeral Home, Princeton.