Alvin Levine ’49

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Alvin Levine died Nov. 29, 2011, in Jupiter, Fla., where he and his wife, Jeanne, had retired.

Al was born Jan. 11, 1926, in Brooklyn. He came to Princeton from James Madison High School and after Army service in Europe as a PFC from March 1944 to October 1945. He majored in civil engineering, waited on tables in Commons, and managed the Student Cushion Agency.

Al’s career was in New York City as a professional engineer and as owner and operator of Tenalp Construction Co.

An avid sailor all his life, he had a boat named The Different Drummer. He and Jeanne loved opera and theater. In addition to his wife, he is survived by their children, Eliot, Peggy, and Julia; and five grandchildren. The condolences of the class are extended to them all.

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