Dr. Eleanor LeVine

1931 - 2021

Dr. Eleanor (Ellie) LeVine
May 22, 1931 - September 9, 2021
Pinecrest, Florida - – DR. ELEANOR (ELLIE) LEVINE, 90, passed away Sept. 9, 2021. Ellie was born May 22, 1931, in New York, New York, to Mona and Arthur Lieberman. Ellie and her parents moved to Miami, Florida in the 40's where she attended Miami High and met her love, Gilbert "Gil" who went to Beach High. They both attended The University of Miami where Ellie graduated in 1952 with a Bachelor of Education. She and Gil married on June 22, 1952, and had two children, Jerry and Randy, both born December 10th, but three years apart. Ellie taught elementary school and went back to The University of Miami, earning her Master's Degree from the School of Education in 1969. In 1973, sponsored by the Florida State Department of Education and Dade County Public Schools in Miami, she received a Federal Grant to write the (PPP) Prescriptive Profile Procedure for Children with Learning Disabilities. At the time she was a Specialist in Learning Disabilities with Dade County Public Schools. In 1978 Eleanor earned her Doctorate in Public Administration from Nova University. She was the founder and first director of Florida Diagnostic and Learning Resources System (FDLRS). With her compassion for education, after Ellie retired from FDLRS and Dade County Public Schools, she became a professor at The U of M and F.I.U., mentoring PhD Students in Special Education. She was an avid sports fan and a Miami Hurricane through and through, rarely missing a Football, Baseball, or Basketball home game. She loved to travel with husband of 69 years, Gil.
Ellie is survived by her two sons and their spouses, Jerry (Linda), Randy (Anne), Grandchildren Shane (Anastasia), Heather, Zach (Sara), Genevieve and Merlin - Great Grandsons Griffin and Philip.
Due to Covid precautions, the private funeral was held on September 12, 2021, at Riverside Gordon - Mt. Nebo - Kendall.
Donations can be made to the University of Miami School of Education.