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Stanley Lewin
Stanley Lewin, 95, of Tucson, Arizona, died on 10 January 2021. The Funeral was A PRIVATE FAMILY GRAVESIDE SERVICE on Sunday, 17 January 2021 at 2:00 PM . Rabbi Mark Miller officiated. Click  to watch a video of the recorded service.Beloved husband of sixty-two years to Esther Berger Lewin (deceased); dearest father of Linda Lewin Stark (the late Walter) of Scottsdale, Ariz.; Sherry Lewin Sinclair of Tucson, Ariz.; the late David Alexander Lewin (the late Barbara Wolfe); loving grandfather of Leonard (Beth) Stark of Wilmington, Del., Danielle (Jeff) Gordman of Omaha, Neb., Matthew Pawlicki-Sinclair (Sterre) of Groningen, The Netherlands, and Andrew Pawlicki-Sinclair of Tucson; great-grandfather of Brennan, Lucy and Jamie Stark, Harper and Zev Gordman, and Elliot Pawlicki-Sinclair; dear uncle of many nieces and nephews; beloved by cousins and relatives all around the world, including Argentina, Israel, and France; dear brother to David Levine/Lewin (deceased); cherished son of the late Solomon and Gertrude Lewin. Proud WWII Veteran, Navy Supply Corps officer on the USS Euryale Submarine Tender, Pacific Theater. Stanley was born April 16, 1925 in Brooklyn, New York. He graduated from an accelerated high school program while still sixteen. After beginning college at CCNY, Stanley moved to Detroit in 1942 after his parents and younger brother, David, had relocated for better opportunities. There he began attending Wayne (State) University. He served in World War II during 1943-1946, returning to Detroit and serving in the US Naval Reserves. He also entered a graduate program at Wayne while also working there as a Veterans' Counselor. He then worked for the City of Detroit for thirty-two years, in Personnel, Civil Defense, and for many dedicated years in Neighborhood Conservation and Code Enforcement with the City's Housing Commission. In May of 1947, he met Esther while each was selling poppies outside the Varsity Theater for different veterans' organizations. Stan's appreciation of her was instantaneous and enduring, and they married just over a year later on June 20, 1948. Stan had an excellent memory and many interests: photography, gardening, history and writing, politics, creating puns and witty word-play, swimming, hiking the Sonoran Desert, music (especially swing-era, jazz, and classical), and teaching--both informally to his young descendants, and officially as a religious school teacher for many years at Temple Beth El in Detroit. He also participated actively in numerous organizations ranging from his university fraternity, the Wayne State University Alumni Association, veteran organization AVC at Wayne, an investment club with peers, NAHRO, his homeowners' association in Tucson, and Jewish War Veterans Friedman-Paul Post 201 in Tucson. With a deep commitment to Tikkun Olam (repairing the world), Stan contributed to an almost endless array of charities and causes, including health-focused organizations, especially National Jewish Health leading Respiratory Hospital, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, American Heart Association, and personally collecting for the March of Dimes each year in his townhouse complex. He contributed to numerous environmental organizations: Sierra Club, World Wildlife Fund, Environmental Defense Fund, to name a few. He also demonstrated his commitment to social justice with regular contributions to the ADL, ACLU, Focus: Hope Detroit, Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona, and more. Even smaller organizations such as the Yiddish Book Center could count on his support. On a personal level, Stan showed deep love, generosity, and devotion to family. He loved and cared for his wife Esther "always and all ways," was able to be the "Best" grandpa to his Tucson grandsons, and connected with the young in a lively and engaging way whether baby, child, teen, or adult. He made special effort always to acknowledge birthdays and important occasions, writing beautiful and witty sentiments; kind acts appreciated by children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, in-laws, cousins, nieces and nephews across several continents. After living more than forty years in Detroit, he retired full-time to Tucson, where he continued his active life full of humor and chesed (loving-kindness) freely dispensed. Metro Detroit’s Jewish funeral homes have agreed that families should follow the directive of Centers for Disease Control and restrict the size of gatherings to no more than 18.
It is suggested that those who wish to further honor the memory of Stanley Lewin may do so by making a contribution to: ACLU FoundationClick to Visit Charity Website or University of Delaware Development OfficeClick to Visit Charity Website or JWV Friedman-Paul Post 201Click to Visit Charity Website |