BABICH, Branislav

BABICH, Branislav

Born in Markovićevo, Vršac, Serbia,

16 November 1941.


Passed away peacefully in Adelaide

on 4 June 2025,

in his eighty-fourth year.


Son of Ilija and Marija

(both deceased),

and the youngest of five children.


Lovingly remembered by his three children

Velimir, Tihomir, and Marija

as a man of immense intelligence,

with an extraordinary memory

and deep knowledge spanning

Economics, Finance, Accounting,

Politics, History, Geography, and World Affairs.

A true polyglot, he taught himself

to understand and speak many languages.


Branislav completed a distinguished career

of more than three and a half decades as

a Banker where he helped

the rich get richer, but more importantly,

helped many in his community get a start,

pursue a dream, and succeed

in a time vastly different from today.


Later in life, he began a second career as the

Minister for Tourism,

through his role as a taxi driver.

Alongside this, he proudly served

as Minister for Roads,

offering well-known critiques

of Adelaide’s infrastructure

and firmly believing that nearly

every road and turn-off “needed to be a

little bit wider.”


Branislav also held roles as

Coach of the Australian National Football Team

and Historian of FK Beograd Woodville Soccer Club.


In none of these illustrious positions

of his latter career was he ever officially

employed by the South Australian Government,

the Football Federation of Australia,

or FK Beograd Woodville.


But that never stopped him.


His proudest role though,

was that of a Grandfather.


May he rest in peace


Neka ti je Carsko Nebesko

i Rajsko Naselje

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BABICH, Branislav Born in Markovićevo, Vršac, Serbia, 16 November 1941. Passed away peacefully in Adelaide on 4 June 2025, in his eighty-fourth year. Son of Ilija and Marija (both deceased), and the youngest of five children. Lovingly remembered by his three children Velimir, Tihomir, and Marija as a man of immense intelligence, with an extraordinary memory and deep knowledge spanning Economics, Finance, Accounting, Politics, History, Geography, and World Affairs. A true polyglot, he taught himself to understand and speak many languages. Branislav completed a distinguished career of more than three and a half decades as a Banker where he helped the rich get richer, but more importantly, helped many in his community get a start, pursue a dream, and succeed in a time vastly different from today. Later in life, he began a second career as the Minister for Tourism, through his role as a taxi driver. Alongside this, he proudly served as Minister for Roads, offering well-known critiques of Adelaide’s infrastructure and firmly believing that nearly every road and turn-off “needed to be a little bit wider.” Branislav also held roles as Coach of the Australian National Football Team and Historian of FK Beograd Woodville Soccer Club. In none of these illustrious positions of his latter career was he ever officially employed by the South Australian Government, the Football Federation of Australia, or FK Beograd Woodville. But that never stopped him. His proudest role though, was that of a Grandfather. May he rest in peace Neka ti je Carsko Nebesko i Rajsko Naselje

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BABICH, Branislav

Born in Markovićevo, Vršac, Serbia,

16 November 1941.


Passed away peacefully in Adelaide

on 4 June 2025,

in his eighty-fourth year.


Son of Ilija and Marija

(both deceased),

and the youngest of five children.


Lovingly remembered by his three children

Velimir, Tihomir, and Marija

as a man of immense intelligence,

with an extraordinary memory

and deep knowledge spanning

Economics, Finance, Accounting,

Politics, History, Geography, and World Affairs.

A true polyglot, he taught himself

to understand and speak many languages.


Branislav completed a distinguished career

of more than three and a half decades as

a Banker where he helped

the rich get richer, but more importantly,

helped many in his community get a start,

pursue a dream, and succeed

in a time vastly different from today.


Later in life, he began a second career as the

Minister for Tourism,

through his role as a taxi driver.

Alongside this, he proudly served

as Minister for Roads,

offering well-known critiques

of Adelaide’s infrastructure

and firmly believing that nearly

every road and turn-off “needed to be a

little bit wider.”


Branislav also held roles as

Coach of the Australian National Football Team

and Historian of FK Beograd Woodville Soccer Club.


In none of these illustrious positions

of his latter career was he ever officially

employed by the South Australian Government,

the Football Federation of Australia,

or FK Beograd Woodville.


But that never stopped him.


His proudest role though,

was that of a Grandfather.


May he rest in peace


Neka ti je Carsko Nebesko

i Rajsko Naselje


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text_details: BABICH, Branislav Born in Markovićevo, Vršac, Serbia, 16 November 1941. Passed away peacefully in Adelaide on 4 June 2025, in his eighty-fourth year. Son of Ilija and Marija (both deceased), and the youngest of five children. Lovingly remembered by his three children Velimir, Tihomir, and Marija as a man of immense intelligence, with an extraordinary memory and deep knowledge spanning Economics, Finance, Accounting, Politics, History, Geography, and World Affairs. A true polyglot, he taught himself to understand and speak many languages. Branislav completed a distinguished career of more than three and a half decades as a Banker where he helped the rich get richer, but more importantly, helped many in his community get a start, pursue a dream, and succeed in a time vastly different from today. Later in life, he began a second career as the Minister for Tourism, through his role as a taxi driver. Alongside this, he proudly served as Minister for Roads, offering well-known critiques of Adelaide’s infrastructure and firmly believing that nearly every road and turn-off “needed to be a little bit wider.” Branislav also held roles as Coach of the Australian National Football Team and Historian of FK Beograd Woodville Soccer Club. In none of these illustrious positions of his latter career was he ever officially employed by the South Australian Government, the Football Federation of Australia, or FK Beograd Woodville. But that never stopped him. His proudest role though, was that of a Grandfather. May he rest in peace Neka ti je Carsko Nebesko i Rajsko Naselje
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