Allan Lewis Levine

Albuquerque, NM

Allan Lewis Levine, 85, a resident of Albuquerque, NM since 1998, died Wednesday, September 17, 2008.

Mr. Levine was born in Lowell, MA, son of William and Bessie Levine.

He is survived by his children, Erica Levine Powers of Newburgh, NY, formerly of Concord MA, and John B. Levine, M.D., and wife, Elissa Carlson of Cambridge, MA; grandson, Llewellyn A. Powers of Oakland, CA, formerly of Concord MA; brother, Morey Levine of Andover, MA; cousin, Joan B. Pinck of Cambridge, MA; the children of Carol N. Kinney, Tom Roberts and wife, Leah Albers, Margaret Roberts, M.D., Shelley Roberts and husband, Duane Moore, all of Albuquerque. Mr. Levine was preceded in death by his wife, Pearl Rubin Levine and by Carol N. Kinney.

He attended Lowell Public Schools and graduated from Phillips Academy, Andover, MA, in 1939. Mr. Levine received his A.B., Magna Cum Laude in history, from Harvard College in 1943, prior to being commissioned in the U.S. Navy. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, in the Pacific Theatre, participating in the invasions of the Gilbert Islands, Marshall Islands, Hollandia, Saipan, Guam, Iwo Jima and Okinawa. After the war, Mr. Levine entered the family business, Towers Motor Parts Corporation, in Lowell, MA. He retired in 1998. He served as a director of the Automotive Service Industries Association, Chicago, and as President in 1960-1961. Mr. Levine was active in many civic organizations, in Lowell and Boston. From 1979 to 1982, he was a Regional Director of the Harvard Alumni Association. He served as Chairman of the Board of the Lowell Five Cent Savings Bank from 1982-1997, and of Saint John's Medical Center, in Lowell. In Albuquerque, Mr. Levine served as treasurer of the Bernalillo County Democratic Party and as a board member of the Albuquerque Committee on Foreign Affairs. Mr. Levine was a member of Temple Beth El, in Lowell, MA from 1945 to 2005 where he served as a Trustee, President, and choirmaster, and was in charge of the Temple Beth El Cemetery for 50 years. He also sang in the choir and served as Board Member and Chairman of the Cemetery Committee for Congregation Albert in Albuquerque.

Should friends desire, contributions may be made in memory of Allan Levine to the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra, P.O. Box 30208 Albuquerque, NM 87190-0208.