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79R16312 MW-D

By:  Martinez                                                     H.R. No. 1636



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, A loving family and good friends were deeply 
saddened by the death of Alvin M. Levine of Weslaco, who passed away 
on May 2, 2005; and
	WHEREAS, Born on October 29, 1936, in San Antonio, Mr. Levine 
graduated from Weslaco High School and attended The University of 
Texas at Austin, earning a degree in business administration and 
marketing; he then accepted a position at Joske's department store 
in San Antonio, but his two-year employment with the company was 
interrupted with his service as a second lieutenant with the U.S. 
Army Quartermaster Corps in Ft. Lee, Virginia; and
	WHEREAS, After his military service, Mr. Levine joined his 
parents in the family business on Weslaco's South Texas Boulevard; 
after his father passed away, he assumed the position of president 
and served in that capacity until 1998, when he retired; Levine's 
Man Shop served Weslaco and the Rio Grande Valley faithfully for 66 
years until March 2005, when it closed because of Mr. Levine's 
illness; and
	WHEREAS, This respected businessman also made significant 
contributions to his community through his service as president of 
the Weslaco Kiwanis Club and board member of the Weslaco Chamber of 
Commerce and McAllen's Temple Emanuel; he was especially proud of 
his work in the Rotary Club of Weslaco, which he served as president 
for the 1995-1996 Rotary year and as the district governor's 
representative from 1997-1998, in addition to having 15 years of 
perfect attendance; and
	WHEREAS, Al Levine was an esteemed entrepreneur, generous 
civic leader, and good friend to many, and his spirit will live on 
through his legacy of good works; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Alvin M. Levine and 
extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family:  to his wife, 
Marlou; to his son, Mark Levine and his wife, Allison; to his 
daughter, Lisa Levine and her husband, Martin Kastenbaum; to his 
granddaughters, Sarah and Rachel Levine; to his step-daughter, Emma 
Sayavedra and her husband, Alfonso; and to his other relatives and 
friends; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of 
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Alvin M. 
Levine.