Edward R Levine

It is with great sadness that we announce the untimely passing of Edward R. Levine of Newport RI. Ed died on Wednesday June 24, 2009 after a brief illness. Ed was born on April 3, 1947 in New York City, and was the son of Ben and Rose Morgenvesser Levine. He is a graduate of the Bronx High School of Science; CCNY; and URI/Graduate School of Oceanography, where he received his PhD in Oceanography in 1975. Ed was a Senior Scientist/ Oceanographer at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center where he spent 34 years. He is the author of numerous scientific papers and the recipient of many distinguished awards. Ed was a musician and accomplished drummer. Through his generous nature, alive spirit and intellectual wit he touched the lives of all with whom he came in contact. He will be missed by his many friends, his Aunt Rita Seitz of Florida, cousin Stacy Wiener of New Jersey and cousins Terri and Fritzi Roth of Michigan. Services will be private. Memorial donations in his memory may be made to The Leukemia Lymphoma Society, Donor Services, P.O. Box 4072, Pittsfield, MA 01202.