David
David Levy
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David Levy, decorated WWII Veteran, lawyer, plant manager, beloved father and grandfather, died in his sleep Tuesday night, June 29, 2004 at the Fountains at Logan Square East. He was 96 and had been living independently until a brief hospitalization earlier this month. He was born January 14, 1908 in Newark, NJ, a proud product of the city's public school system. He was fluent in many languages, including Yiddish, French and German, all of which would later be useful when he served in WWII and managed a camp for displaced persons in Badgestein, Austria during postwar occupation duty. Mr. Levy put himself through Dana Law College, later part of Rutgers University, by driving taxicabs and working as a baggage carrier at the terminal in Bradley Beach, NJ. He began a law practice in Newark in 1938 in the depths of the Depression, the same year he married Sylvia Grablowsky. When the United States entered WWII he was 34, too old for the draft, but he enlisted even though he had a child on the way. Mr. Levy went to Officer's Candidate School. With the 42d Infantry, Rainbow Division, he rose to the rank of captain. He fought in the Battle of the Bulge and was with the U.S. forces that liberted Dachau. He remained on occupation duty through 1946. When he returned home he got to know his firstborn, Michael, and worked as an attorney representing movie exhibitors in Manhattan when his second son, Paul, was born. During the early '50s Mr. Levy's management skills and aptitude in mobilizing men landed him the post as plant manager of Hatfield Wire and Cable in Hillside, NJ. He worked there until his retirement in 1973. A francophile, who loved the language perhaps a soupcon less than the country's wines and cheeses joined the Alliance Francaise and religiously attended theater and opera in New York. To be near their children and grandchildren, Mr. Levy and his wife moved to Phila. in 1995. Mrs. Levy died in 1997. Well into his 10th decade he maintained his subscription to The Phila. Orchestra, attended monthly meetings of the Alliance Francaise and swam laps 3 times a week and delighted friends and strangers with stories of his life. Although legally blind, until last year he continued to take the bus from his apartment at The Philadelphian to Reading Terminal Market where he stocked up on French cheese and baked goods from Braverman's. He is survived by his sons, Michael Levy and Paul Levy, and his 5 grandchildren, Jonathan, Alison, Morgan, Evan and Cora. Relatives and friends are invited to Funeral Services Thursday 10:30 A.M. precisely at Beth Israel Memorial Park, Woodbridge NJ. Family will be at the late residence Thursday 6 to 8 P.M. Contributions in honor of Levy and his late wife, Sylvia Levy, can be made to The Alzheimer's Assn, Delaware Valley, 100 N. 17th St, Phila PA 19103.
David Levy, decorated WWII Veteran, lawyer, plant manager, beloved father and grandfather, died in his sleep Tuesday night, June 29, 2004 at the Fountains at Logan Square East. He was 96 and had been living independently until a brief hospitalization earlier this month. He was born January 14, 1908 in Newark, NJ, a proud product of the city's public school system. He was fluent in many languages, including Yiddish, French and German, all of which would later be useful when he served in WWII and managed a camp for displaced persons in Badgestein, Austria during postwar occupation duty. Mr. Levy put himself through Dana Law College, later part of Rutgers University, by driving taxicabs and working as a baggage carrier at the terminal in Bradley Beach, NJ. He began a law practice in Newark in 1938 in the depths of the Depression, the same year he married Sylvia Grablowsky. When the United States entered WWII he was 34, too old for the draft, but he enlisted even though he had a child on the way. Mr. Levy went to Officer's Candidate School. With the 42d Infantry, Rainbow Division, he rose to the rank of captain. He fought in the Battle of the Bulge and was with the U.S. forces that liberted Dachau. He remained on occupation duty through 1946. When he returned home he got to know his firstborn, Michael, and worked as an attorney representing movie exhibitors in Manhattan when his second son, Paul, was born. During the early '50s Mr. Levy's management skills and aptitude in mobilizing men landed him the post as plant manager of Hatfield Wire and Cable in Hillside, NJ. He worked there until his retirement in 1973. A francophile, who loved the language perhaps a soupcon less than the country's wines and cheeses joined the Alliance Francaise and religiously attended theater and opera in New York. To be near their children and grandchildren, Mr. Levy and his wife moved to Phila. in 1995. Mrs. Levy died in 1997. Well into his 10th decade he maintained his subscription to The Phila. Orchestra, attended monthly meetings of the Alliance Francaise and swam laps 3 times a week and delighted friends and strangers with stories of his life. Although legally blind, until last year he continued to take the bus from his apartment at The Philadelphian to Reading Terminal Market where he stocked up on French cheese and baked goods from Braverman's. He is survived by his sons, Michael Levy and Paul Levy, and his 5 grandchildren, Jonathan, Alison, Morgan, Evan and Cora. Relatives and friends are invited to Funeral Services Thursday 10:30 A.M. precisely at Beth Israel Memorial Park, Woodbridge NJ. Family will be at the late residence Thursday 6 to 8 P.M. Contributions in honor of Levy and his late wife, Sylvia Levy, can be made to The Alzheimer's Assn, Delaware Valley, 100 N. 17th St, Phila PA 19103.
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