MIRIAM G. LEVINE

LEVINE MIRIAM G. LEVINE March 31, 1939 - December 22, 2012 Mimi Levine, a longtime resident of Bethesda, MD, passed away late in the evening on December 22, 2012 with her devoted husband of 52 years, Paul H. Levine, MD, by her side. In her final days she was surrounded by the family she loved dearly, her children, Jane, David and Dan Levine, their spouses, Blaine Pennington, Monica Larson and Nicole Levine, and her grandchildren, Nell and Jessie Pennington, Zoe, Milo and Daisy Levine, and Georgia and Charlie Levine, who will cherish her memory. Mimi served as the photography editor of Washingtonian Magazine from 1980 to 1983. As a photojournalist and freelance photographer, she was frequently published in the Washington Post Magazine, the Montgomery Journal and other local and national publi-cations. She began her art and commercial photography career at Glen Echo Photoworks. Mimi was also an avid gardener and earned the distinction of Master Gardener through her study at Brookside Gardens in Silver Spring, MD. A few years ago, she published The Garden Within, a book of her garden photographs taken in Ireland, Mexico, Scotland and across the United States with an $8.00 plastic Holga camera. Mimi grew up in Peekskill, NY, graduating from Peekskill High School in 1956. She earned a BA from Cornell University in 1959 and a Masters Degree in Education at Columbia Teacher's College. Mimi taught social studies at Rush-Henrietta High School in Rochester, NY until moving to Buffalo, NY and putting her career on hold to raise three children. Mimi's dear friends and loving family will gather at La Ferme in Chevy Chase, MD on Saturday, January 5 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. to celebrate her life and work. In lieu of flowers, donations are requested to the following institutions that were close to her heart: Imagination Stage http://www.imaginationstage.org/ support-us/support 4908 Auburn Avenue Bethesda, Maryland 20814 301-961-6060 Miriam's Kitchen http://www.miriamskitchen.org/ 2401 Virginia Avenue NW Washington, DC 20037 Tel: (202) 452-8926 Email: info@miriamskitchen.orgEmail">info@miriamskitchen.orgEmail: info@miriamskitchen.org