THE GLEANER, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2010 D10

n CARLTON LEVY

| MEMORIAM

Service beyond selfPhilip HamiltonGleaner Writer

A MAN who placed servicebeyond se l f i s how Car l tonEdmond Levy was lauded at athanksgiving service, held onWednesday, December 15, at theSt Andrew Parish Church.

Levy, who was born in 1935 inthe rural district of Fern Fern,Westmoreland, was described byhis cousin Evon Brown, whodelivered the remembrance, as ajovial gentle giant who, despite hiscommanding presence, wasextremely personable.

At age 12, Levy, with suitcase inhand, journeyed to Kingston tocontinue his schooling, where heattended Central Branch Primaryand Kingston Technical HighSchool, returning to Westmorelandduring the holidays, where he fre-quently boasted to cousins he had

become “a Kingston boy”.He worked with several compa-

nies including Bank of NovaScotia, and Jamaica BroilersGroup, where he contributed to thebuilding of its successful chickendivision and T.Geddes Grant dis-tributors where he held variouspositions at the managerial andboard level.

PASSION FOR VOLUNTEERISMHowever, it was Levy’s passion

for volunteerism and helpingneedy persons that he’s mostremembered, starting with theKiwanis Club of Kingston wherehe was an active member for 46years.

“It was in 1965 when he joinedthe Kiwanis Club of Kingston thathis fire and spirit of volunteerismand social work was ignited. Sobegan one of most dynamic andsingularly outstanding examples

of service beyond self to be foundanywhere,” Evon Brown noted

Levy, who held several posts inthe Kiwanis, was remembered byhis club as being the first Jamaicanand Caribbean national electedgovernor of Eastern Canada andthe Caribbean District KiwanisInternational from 1988-89.

Kiwanis Club of Kingston presi-dent Michael Tucker recalls hislast memories of Levy as being ina festive mood at a recent fund-raising function, which would staywith him forever.

“For all of us who knew him inKiwanis, we know he epitomisedwhat an excellent Kiwanianshould be. He was a mentor to all,friend of many, respected andadored by all he met,” said Tucker.

Levy, who was awarded theOrder of Distinction CommanderClass for his outstanding contribu-

tion to the voluntary social servic-es, served as chairman of theCouncil for Voluntary Services(CVSS) from 2004 until 2010.

CVSS CEO Winsome Wilkins,in describing Levy as a true advo-cate of volunteerism who led byexample, said his work hadimpacted the lives of manyJamaicans, noting that the CVSShad benefited from his strong anddisciplined leadership.

Tributes were also made to Levyfrom the Citizens’ Advice Bureau,Environmental Foundation ofJamaica, Jamaica Cancer Society,the Kiwanis Foundation ofJamaica and the OrangeGrove/Bridgemount Citizens’Association.

Levy is survived by his widow,Winsome, daughters Kim Mairand Kelly Levy and grandchildrenIsaac, Abigail and Gabrielle.

RUDOLPH BROWN/PHOTOGRAPHER

Pall-bearers carry the remains of Carlton Levy following his thanksgiving service at the St Andrew Parish Church on Wednesday,December 15.

Winsome Levy, widow of Carlton Levy, is comforted by the Reverend Major Sirrano Kitson following the thanksgiving service atthe St Andrew Parish Church.