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Allan Lewis Levine, 85, a resident of Albuquerque since 1998, died Wednesday, September 17, 2008. Mr. Levine was born in Lowell, MA, son of William and Bessie Levine. He is survived by his children, Erica Levine Powers of Newburgh, NY and John B. Levine, M.D., of Cambridge, MA; grandson, Llewellyn A. Powers of Oakland, CA; brother, Morey Levine of Lexington, MA; cousin, Joan B. Pinck of Cambridge, MA; the children of Carol N. Kinney, Tom Roberts and wife, Leah Albers, Margaret Roberts, M.D., Shelley Roberts and husband, Duane Moore, all of Albuquerque. Mr. Levine was preceded in death by his wife, Pearl S. Levine and by Carol N. Kinney. He attended Lowell Public Schools and graduated from Phillips Academy in Andover. Mr. Levine received his A. B. Magna Cum Laude from Harvard College prior to being commissioned in the U. S. Navy. He served in the U. S. Navy during World War II, in the Pacific Theatre, participating in the invasions of the Gilbert Islands, Marshall Islands, Hollandia, Saipan, Guam, Iwo Jima and Okinawa. After the war, Mr. Levine entered the family business, Towers Motor Parts Corporation, in Lowell, MA. He retired in 1998. Mr. Levine was active in many Civic Organizations to include the Greater Lowell Chamber of Commerce, United Fund for Greater Lowell, Greater Lowell Council of Social Agencies, Harvard Club of Lowell, Harvard Club of Boston, Harvard Alumni Association, Vesper Country Club and the Automotive Service Industry Association. He also served on the Boards of Merrimack River Savings Bank, which merged into Lowell Five Cent Savings Bank and Saint John's Medical Center. In Albuquerque, Mr. Levine served as treasurer of the Bernalillo County Democratic Party and as a board member of the Albuquerque Committee of Foreign Affairs. Mr. Levine was a member of Temple Beth El, in Lowell, MA from 1945 to 2005 where he served as a Trustee, Assistant Treasurer, President, and Chairman of various committees. He also served as Board Member and Chairman of the Cemetery Committee for Congregation Albert in Albuquerque. Funeral Services will be held Friday, September 19, 2008 at Congregation Albert, 3800 Louisiana Blvd. N.E. at 11:00 with Rabbi Joseph R. Black and Cantor Barbara R. Finn officiating. Interment will take place at Temple Beth El Cemetery in Chelmsford, MA. Should friends desire, contributions may be made in memory of Allan Levine to the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra, P.O. Box 30208 Albuquerque, NM 87190-0208. French Mortuary, Inc. 10500 Lomas Blvd. NE (505) 275-3500 www.frenchmortuary.com
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