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Senate, he served on the 
Detroit City Council after 
the civil disturbances that 
devastated Detroit in 1967 
so that he “might be able 
to help start the process of 
rebuilding and healing my 
shattered hometown,” as he 
wrote in his biography. 

A PARADE OF 
SPEAKERS
The memorial, led by direc-
tor of the Levin Center 
Jim Townsend, included a 
score of speakers, includ-
ing his brother, former 
Rep. Sander Levin, and 
nephew, Rep. Andy Levin, 
Energy Secretary Jennifer 
Granholm, Michigan Sen. 
Debbie Stabenow and Rhode 
Island Sen. Jack Reed.
Other scheduled speakers 
included Eugene Driker, 
Levin’s daughters Erica 
Levin, Laura Levin and Kate 
Levin Markel, grandson 
Ben Levin, Robert Marans, 
Ismael Ahmed, Michigan 
Sec. of State Jocelyn Benson, 
Ibrahim Parlak, Chuck 
Wilbur, George Fowler, 
Tara Andringa and Alison 
Warner, David Lyles, Linda 
Gustitus and Elise Bean, and 
Kathleen Gray
Michigan Sen. Gary 
Peters, former Secretary 
William Cohen and 
President Joe Biden provid-
ed recorded remarks.
Interspersed among the 
speakers were video inter-
ludes consisting of memo-
ries, stories and photos of 
Sen. Levin shared with the 
Levin family by his friends, 
colleagues and constituents 
who shared how he had 
made an impact on their 
lives. 

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