[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5875]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF
                               HANK LEVY

  (Mr. CARTER of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I rise to recognize the life of 
Mr. Henry ``Hank'' Levy and all of his accomplishments in improving the 
Savannah community.
  Born in 1927, in Savannah, to Morton and Sadie Kaufman, Mr. Levy 
began drawing on boards in his father's architectural firm at the age 
of 14. This early interest in architecture, along with the guidance of 
his father, led Mr. Levy to attend Georgia Tech, and then architectural 
school in France. After graduation, Mr. Levy made numerous, significant 
improvements to the Savannah community.
  He led the effort to build the Harry S. Truman Parkway, a project 
that
is now a major thoroughfare for Savannahians. Furthermore, he was 
awarded the project to build the oceanography center for Savannah, now 
called the Skidaway Institute of Oceanography. His other projects 
include designs for the Savannah Airport Terminal, Levy's department 
store, the Great Southern Federal Bank building, and more than two 
dozen churches.
  Mr. Levy not only built structures for the Savannah area, but he had 
a generous heart and would help anyone in need. Once, he paid for the 
cap and gown of a student who couldn't afford it when he graduated from 
Savannah State University.
  Mr. Levy died on Monday, May 2, 2016, at the age of 89. His heartfelt 
devotion and energetic spirit will truly be missed.

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