Obituary: Merrill A. Levy - Atlanta Jewish Times

Merrill A. Levy, 94, passed away on April 15, 2023. The youngest of Esau and Birdye Levy’s six children, Merrill was born in 1929, in Beaufort, S.C. He became the first in his family to graduate college when he graduated from Clemson University in 1950 on an ROTC scholarship. His architectural career, which spanned over 65 years, began in Charleston. Merrill then joined the Corps of Engineers in Savannah, Ga., before going into private practice. He and his late wife, Barbara, “Bobbie,” raised three sons on the Isle of Hope in a house he designed to wrap around a large oak tree.

Merrill embraced the low country life. When he was not on the water, he was recounting his childhood days in Beaufort, repeating family legends, or telling mostly true stories of the fish that got away while enjoying his wife’s famous deviled crab and Savannah red rice. Merrill was also passionate about preserving family ties, not only between his siblings, but also between their children, so that the next generations would stay close and remember their heritage.

Merrill was predeceased by his parents, siblings, his wife, Bobbie Levy, and a daughter-in-law, Dena Levy. He is survived by his sons, Alan (Tracey), Robert (Annie), Bert (Linda), grandchildren, Matthew, Tessa, Katie Rice (Daniel), Michael Levy (Melissa), Max Levy, Sam Levy, three great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.

A memorial service will take place later at Congregation Mickve Israel in Savannah. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Congregation Mickve Israel, 20 East Gordon St., Savannah, Ga. 31401. Arrangements by Dressler’s Jewish Funeral Care, 770-451-4999.

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