BURTON LEVIN

Missed Burt's death notices in 2016. i lived at 206 I am doing some research into my own experience with the Foreign Service. knew Burt was a foreign Service Officer Somehow missed the NYT 2016 OBITUARY. I lived at 230 Quentin Road and Burt at 235. I WAS @ 2 years older so we were not pals. but we knew each other well because 235 was filled with people who were close to me. Remember him well and knew of his foreign service officer appointment; I...

Lily, Ali, Cliff, I write this from Bangkok where I just learned of Burt's passing. It was my privilege to be Amb. Levin's Defense Attache in Burma from 1987 to 1990. His leadership, personal and moral courage made a difficult time more bearable. He was a friend and my best boss in 30 year of military service. I shall miss him deeply.

Being Burt's friend has been an honor as well as a great pleasure.

Burt was my mentor and friend in my first assignment as a political reporting officer in Hong Kong. I couldn't have asked for a better colleague. Mary and I send our condolences to Lily and the two kids. Burt left this world a better place, not just as a professional diplomat but as a wonderful human being.

Uncle Burt,
You are the most intelligent, accomplished, loving man I know. Thank you for all the laughs and memories. I will miss you so much, but I know you will be watching from above. I love you.

Lily:
Like you, like so many others, I loved Burt and will miss him terribly.

He was a very good man. I say that as a relative of foreign service officers whose carreers and lives were destroyed by the paranoia of the 1950. For all he did to bring sanity to a troubled world, I say thank you.