Alan Levin

1940 - 2024

Alan Levin

November 14, 1940 - December 9, 2024

Alan Levin, age 84, passed away on December 9, 2024, in Galloway Township, NJ. Alan was born on November 14, 1940, to Rose and Meyer Levin in Philadelphia, PA. After graduating from South Philadelphia High School in 1958, he went on to earn a B.S. at Rider College in 1965 and an M.A. at Temple University in 1969. After graduation, Alan embarked on a life-long teaching career. He became a charismatic and beloved mentor challenging and inspiring his students at Hammonton and Oakcrest high schools before completing his teaching career at Absegami High School in 2001. In 1966, Alan faked an illness in front of the attending nurse for his mother at Albert Einstein Hospital in Philadelphia. He married that nurse, Judith Edelstein, on Christmas Day in 1966. Alan coached his two sons, Kevin and David, throughout their adolescence in Ventnor, NJ, where the family lived. Alan was an accomplished athlete. He enjoyed a great game of basketball or baseball with his friends, and he loved jogging on the Ventnor boardwalk. To honor Alan's athletic accomplishments, in 1999, he was inducted into South Philadelphia High School's Athletic Hall of Fame. His other passion was his love of old movies which he shared in his regular community newsletter column titled, "Movie Passion". Alan also supported his community as a volunteer for Sister Jean's Kitchen in Atlantic City, but his proudest accomplishment was leading a successful campaign for the preservation of the Kennedy Plaza on the boardwalk in Atlantic City in 1999. Alan always had time for his friends and members of his community. He expressed his friendship with probing questions, listened with sincerity and concern, but also expected the same in return. Alan loved his family: his two sons and their wives, Kevin and Michaela, and David and Jennifer, and especially his two grandchildren, Michael and Chelsea, who he cherished. But most of all, Alan loved and simply adored his beautiful wife, Judy, who he was devoted to for the 57 years of their marriage. In addition to his wife, children and grandchildren, Alan is survived by his brother, Marvin Levin and wife, Audrey; and sister, Michele Watkins; brother-in-law, Allen Edelstein.

A gathering will be held December 19th, from 9 to 11 a.m. with a service to begin at 11 a.m. at the Wimberg Funeral Home, 211 E. Great Creek Rd., Galloway NJ 08205. For directions and condolences, please visit Wimbergfuneralhome.com.

Wimberg Funeral Home

Galloway- Egg Harbor City