Biographical Note

Merwin Leven (1929-2007) was born to Menne and CeCelia (Yoffe) Leven in White Plains, New York. He entered Virginia Polytechnic Institute (V.P.I.) as a freshman in the 1948-1949 school year. He was a private in Company D in the Corps of Cadets. During his time at V.P.I., he was a member of the Chemistry Club, the Lord Reading Club (a Hillel Unit for Jewish students), and the Yankee Club (an organization for students who were born above the Mason-Dixon Line).

Leven married Carol Ann Rubin in 1955, and they had three daughters: Danne Averill, Susan Leven, and Linda Hall.

Sources:

The Bugle, 1949, pages 257, 284, 314, available online from Virginia Tech at http://hdl.handle.net/10919/18581.

U.S. Federal Census, 1930-1950.

"Merwin Leven" in the U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/47836654:60901, accessed on Aug. 14, 2024.

"Merwin Leven" obituary, The Journal News (White Plains, New York), Jun. 11, 2007, available online at https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/lohud/name/merwin-leven-obituary?id=48142719, accessed on Aug. 14, 2024.

"Merwin Leven", Findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/225763961/merwin-leven, accessed on Aug. 14, 2024.

"Merwin Leven" in the U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/1070385456:62116, accessed on Aug. 14, 2024.

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