Leon Levy

LEVY-Leon. The NYU community mourns the loss of its good friend, Leon Levy. His involvement with the University, and in particular with its renowned Institute of Fine Arts of which he was a trustee, was invaluable. He was wise, supportive, and generous. He was widely known for his enormous talents as a businessman, but his interests were not confined to business. He was a serious writer, whose recent, ``The Mind of Wall Street,'' was widely acclaimed. He was a connoisseur of art and beauty, and with his wife, Shelby, assembled one of the great private collections of Greek and Roman art and artifacts, developing a deep and impressive expertise in the subject. His absence will be keenly felt by his many friends and admirers at NYU, and our thoughts are with his wife, whom he deeply loved, and his family. John Sexton President, NYU Marty Lipton Chair, NYU Board of Trustees