Henry Levy Papers

Henry “Hank” Levy was born in Savannah, Georgia on March 23, 1927 to Morton Henry (1890-1954) and Sadie Kaufman Levy (1890-1979), both Georgia natives themselves. He graduated from Savannah High School and Georgia Institute of Technology, the latter with a degree in Architecture. After his graduation from Georgia Tech, he joined his father’s architecture practice, Clarke & Levy, which later became Levy & Kiley. His most well-known commissions were the Savannah-Hilton Head International Airport Terminal, the Jewish Educational Alliance, and the Fort Pulaski Visitor Center, all located in Savannah. Henry Levy retired a few years after the death of his partner, Walter F. Kiley (1909-1992).

Along with his professional accomplishments, Hank Levy was and remains active in community causes, including the Savannah Junior Chamber of Commerce, the Savannah River Basin Development Committee, and Congregation Mickve Israel, where he served as President from 1967 to 1969. He has won many awards including the City of Savannah’s Oglethorpe Trophy (1968), the 1962 Outstanding Young Man in Georgia award, and the 1962 City of Savannah Distinguished Service Award.

Henry Levy married Clara Loeb Gershon (b. 1926) on June 8, 1948, and had four children- Suzanne Loeb Levy Falk (born ca. 1949), Morton Henry Levy II (1953-1987), Sidney Gershon Levy (b. 1956), and David Kaufman Levy (b. 1960). Henry and Clara Levy divorced in 1987, and the following year Henry married Sissy Lynn Schram (b. 1943).

Hank Levy passed away on May 2, 2016 at age 89.