Adele Fridhandler Levine

ADELE FRIDHANDLER LEVINE Longtime educator Adele Levine passed way peacefully in her Fremont home on Tuesday February 5th, just short of her 80th birthday. This loving wife, mother and grandmother nurtured an extensive web of friends and former students scattered throughout the world who remember her as a vibrant, intuitive, efficient, compassionate person who lived life with zest and a spirit of adventure. Adele was born in Montreal, Canada on March 24, 1928 and moved to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1950 to pursue a Master's Degree, where she taught school while attending Case Western Reserve University. Upon graduating, Adele moved to California and taught Government, Civics and World Affairs at San Leandro High School. She married Sam Levine, a fellow teacher, in 1957. Adele taught Secondary Education at Cal State Hayward and then at San Jose State University, and when she retired she was the only non-tenured, non-PhD. to receive emeritus status. Adele is survived by her brother, Sam Fridhandler of Sun City, Florida; her daughters, Taya Levine of Healdsburg and Shana Levine, her son-in law David Giu, and three grandchildren, Mark, Kelly and Lauren Gius of Dixon, California. A celebration of her life will be held on Sunday, February 10 at 2PM in the Jackson Theatre at Ohlone College in Fremont. In lieu of flowers, Donations in her memory may be sent to: Donation in Memory of Adele Levine George Kato Memorial Fund 5158 Vernon Avenue Fremont, California 94536