In Memoriam - Father Deacon Joseph Michael Levy Ph.D.

Father Deacon Joseph Michael Levy, Ph.D., fell asleep in the Lord in the early morning hours of Thursday, March 6, 2008. He was born the second son to Joseph and Emilia Levy on April 21, 1958, in North Ohlmstead, Ohio. He was raised in Parma, Ohio where he attended elementary school at St. Josaphat Parish School, high school at Byzantine Catholic High School, and graduated from Padua Catholic High School in 1976. Father Deacon Michael earned his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in chemistry from Cleveland State University. He went on to earn two Doctorate degrees, one in Organic Chemistry and one in Analytical Chemistry from Case Western Reserve University while working full-time as an analytical chemist for the Standard Oil Company (later British Petroleum) in Cleveland, Ohio. He was ordained to the diaconate in the Ukrainian Greco-Catholic Church on April 30, 1995 and served in that capacity in various parishes, primarily at St. Andrew UCC in Parma, OH and St. John the Baptist UCC in Southside Pittsburgh, PA. He was actively involved in various eparchial programs, most notably organizing the Acolyte Conventions. He is survived by his wife, Frances Anne, of almost twenty-eight years, his two sons Joseph Henry and Michael Joseph, his daughter, Theresa Emily, his brother Bohdan Joseph and his Father, Joseph.

• Sunday, March 9, 2008: 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm – Visitation
• Sunday, March 9, 2008: 4:00 pm – Parastas Liturgy
• Monday, March 10, 2008: 10:00 am – Funeral Liturgy

All at St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church, 109 South 7th Street, Southside Pittsburgh

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