Raymond "Ray" LEVY

LEVY, Raymond "Ray"
Raymond "Ray" Levy, 88, steadfast and beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, and uncle, passed away peacefully at home on May 15. Ray was born in Hartford on November 12, 1923, the third child of Elizabeth Malone Levy and Lewis Levy. He graduated from Bulkeley High School in 1942. On May 4, 1946, he married Ellen "Babs" Saunders at St. Augustine's Church in Hartford. They lived together in Windsor Locks for 51 years until Ellen's sickness, during which Ray was her constant and tender caretaker. As a young man Ray enlisted in the Navy and from 1943 to 1946 he served on ships in the Pacific. He next worked in the blade shop at Kaman for 33 years until his retirement. Ray is survived by his five children and their spouses: Brian and Ann (Nancy) Levy of Windsor Locks, Anne Levy Paluck and Alan Paluck of Hartford, Neil and Debbie Levy of East Windsor, Tom and Janet Levy of Midlothian, VA, and Rae-Ellen Levy Navarro and Gabriel Navarro of San Antonio, TX. He leaves eight grandchildren: Jennifer Levy McLeod and husband Adam McLeod of Madison, VA, Matthew Levy of West Haven, Kate Levy Gerster and husband John Gerster of Wethersfield, Betsy Levy Paluck of New York City, Nathan Paluck of New York City, Alejandro Navarro of San Antonio, TX, Mauricio Navarro of Pomona, CA, and Hannah Navarro of San Antonio, TX. Ray also leaves five great-grandchildren: Dustin, Grady, Parker, and Jax McLeod of Madison, VA, and Brianna Gerster of Wethersfield. Sisters Doris Solenski and Pauline Staib, and a half brother Lewis Levy predeceased Ray.
There are no calling hours. A Mass of Christian Burial for Ray will be celebrated on Saturday, May 19, 2012, at 11 a.m. at St. Robert Church, 52 S. Elm St., Windsor Locks. Burial will be held at the convenience of the family. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent in Ray's memory to the Juvenile Diabetes Association, 18 N. Main St., West Hartford, CT 06107, or to Windsor Locks Dollars for Scholars, P. O. Box 653. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Windsor Locks Funeral Home. For online expressions of sympathy or directions please visit www.windsorlocksfuneralhome.com.