Daniel L. Levy Jr.

Dan Levy, better known as "Pops" to his family, the patriarch of Bucktown's large Levy Family, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 31, 2014, at his Metairie home after a brief battle with cancer. He was 89 years old. Dan is survived by his loving wife of 68 years, Shirley Raphael Levy, his eleven children, Jaqueline Levy Hughes (Vic), Daniel Casey Levy, Patrick Levy Sr. (Patrice), Michael Levy Sr. (Darnelle), Kathy Levy Cusimano (Chuck), Peggy Levy Serio (Rick), Shirley Levy Dupre (Arthur), Timothy Levy Sr. (Betsy), Terri Levy Owens (Jim), Dana Levy Naccari (Jay), Marie Levy Pechon (Paul), fifty-two grandchildren, forty-five great grandchildren with five more on the way, as well as his sisters, Clare Levy Caballero (Ralph Putsy) and Jackie Levy Caballero of New Orleans. Dan & Shirley settled in Bucktown in 1956 and have lived there ever since. Born to Dan Sr & Clare Casey Levy, Dan grew up in Sacred Heart Church Parish on Canal St. in Mid-City New Orleans and attended Jesuit High School, Marion Military Institute, LSU, the United States Military Academy at West Point, and Columbia University in New York. After serving in post-WWII Germany, Dan & Shirley returned to West Point where he was a Mathematics Instructor & Assistant Baseball & Soccer coach. In 1956, after news of their soon to be born sixth child, the couple moved back home to New Orleans where Dan joined his father's business of operating clubs and restaurants on world famous Bourbon Street. Through the years their clubs were home to many of the city's great musicians including Al Hirt and Pete Fountain. Their clubs included Dan's Pier 600, The Al Hirt Club, and The Old Absinthe Bar. Dan's International Settlement was the first Chinese restaurant in the City of New Orleans and was a popular destination for locals and tourists alike. Dan was appointed by Mayor Moon Landrieu to serve on the Vieux Carre Commission in the early 1970's and was a charter member of the Krewe of Bacchus. Dan was a devoted and active parishioner of St. Louis King of France Parish where he served in almost every imaginable leadership and volunteer position and was a personal confidant and advisor over the years to the many priests who served the parish. For more than 50 years, Dan's Bucktown home was open to all, and "Pops" made sure no one ever left a stranger. Dan's real pleasure was derived from the many family gatherings at his Bucktown home. His large backyard was often the host of hotly contested volleyball games, touch football, cabbage ball, jail break, hide and go seek, and crawfish boils. Until the time of his cancer diagnosis, he was still able to maintain his large yard and find "great buys" to share with his family during his daily trips to Dorignacs. Dan's long, loving journey through life will forever be cherished by all who knew him. His family is eternally grateful for the loving, compassionate care given to him by his nurses, Laurie and Jeanine, from Passages Hospice. Funeral services are set for Friday, April 4th at St. Louis King of France Church, 1609 Carrollton Ave., Metairie, LA 70005 in Bucktown. Visitation 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. followed by the Catholic Mass of Burial. A celebration of Dan's life will be held 4:30 – 7:30 p.m. at The Cannery, 3803 Toulouse Street. To view and sign the guest book please go to www.lakelawnmetairie.com.