David Levinson

Fayetteville — David Levinson, age 83, passed away peacefully at his home in North Carolina on January 14, 2019.
David was born in Middletown, DE, the son of the late Louis Levinson and Roslyn Cohen Levinson. He was educated at St. Andrews School in Middletown, DE, Harvard College, and Harvard Law School. After graduating from law school, he began his career as a real estate developer.
A residential real estate developer for 58 years, Mr. Levinson built $200 million work of low- and moderate-cost homes, apartments, and condominiums. The crown jewel of his career was Anderson Creek Club, a luxury, gated community in Spring Lake, NC containing over 20 neighborhoods and a Davis Love III golf course. To improve the quality of education in Spring Lake, Mr. Levinson founded Anderson Creek Academy, a K-5 charter school. In recognition of his contributions to North Carolina, Governor Roy Cooper conferred upon him the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, the state's highest civilian honor.
Mr. Levinson was committed to community service throughout his life. He served on the North Carolina Insurance Commissioner's Life and Health Advisory Board, was director of the Blood Bank of Delaware, and partnered with the Pearl Buck Foundation in establishing a program facilitating Americans adopting Russian children. His commitment to community service was matched by his devotion to Jewish causes, serving as the director of the Jewish Federation of St. Louis and later of the Jewish Federation of Delaware. He was also chairman of the Foreign Policy Committee of the Anti-Defamation League's National Leadership Advisory Committee.
A commitment to service drew him into politics. President Carter appointed Mr. Levinson to his Council for Energy Efficiency while Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush appointed him to serve on the Federal Supplemental Health Insurance Panel. After unsuccessfully running in 1982 as the Democratic candidate for the U. S. Senate in Delaware, Mr. Levinson was elected Delaware Insurance Commissioner in 1984 and re-elected in 1988. In that office, he wrote initial drafts of the insurance codes for Russia, Latvia, Estonia, Ukraine, and Romania as the Soviet Union collapsed.
In his final illness, Mr. Levinson was under the loving care of Mrs. Brenda Bethea.
Preceded in death by his parents and father-in-law, Marvin Wallach; he is survived by his beloved wife of 38 years, Marilyn Wallach Levinson; his adoring son, Michah Nathanial Levinson; brother-in-law, Marc (Danilee) Wallach; his three nephews, Max, Sam, and Jake Wallach; and his mother-in-law, Mildred Yanow Wallach.
Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to the American Cancer Society (www.cancer.org).
Schoenberg Memorial Chapel