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Harold D. Levy, M.D., 90, Branford, CT, died Jan. 16. He was the husband of Patricia Ann Markle Levy. He was the son of the late Dr. Nathan and Sadye (Brenner) Levy, who resided in New Haven, CT. He was predeceased by his sister, Elaine Lois Kaplan Gould; and his grandson, Kevin Kirschner. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his children, Ellen (Allan) Greenberg, Debra Kirschner, Andrew (Luisa Marciano) Levy and Betsy (Robert) Sachs; his grandchildren, Seth (Nanda Eberhard), Allison, Eric, Alyssa, Emily, Serena, Melanie, Dylan, Reanna; and numerous nieces and nephews. Dr. Levy graduated from Yale University in 1955 and obtained his MD from the Boston University School of Medicine in 1959. He did his medical internship and residency at the Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, RI. He entered his father’s general practice of family medicine and practiced for 59 years until his retirement in 2020. He was indebted to Sue Bauer and Susan Morgan, known as the “Levy Lifers,” since they were both loyal members of the practice for over 50 years. When he came into practice in 1961, Dr. Levy was one of the first physicians in Branford and became known as “Branford’s Doctor.” He was on call 24/7 and often made house calls at all hours. Many of his patients were under his care for most of their lives and Dr. Levy considered them more as family. Dr. Levy was a member of Branford’s first Board of Health and the Visiting Nurse Association of Branford. In his early practice, he was the physician for the Branford and North Branford Fire Departments. He was a certified medical director of the Cove Manor Convalescent Hospital as well as the Branford Hills Health Care Center. He also was an attending physician at over 10 convalescent hospitals, and a 50-year member of the Connecticut Academy of Family Physicians as well as the American Academy of Family Physicians. Dr. Levy was the Branford school physician and team physician for 20 years and attended all home and away games so that he could treat any injured players. In 1994, he was honored to be elected to the Branford Sports Hall of Fame. In addition, he was the physician for St. Mary School and St. Mary Church. Dr. Levy was an avid fan of Yale football and rarely missed a home game during his 60 years as a season ticket holder at the Yale Bowl.

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