Dr. Marc Levine passed away peacefully at home on Feb. 16, surrounded by his wife, Andrea (Andy) Tish, and friends.
Marc and his twin sister Roberta (Bobbie) were born in Brooklyn, New York, on May 28, 1943, to Ida and Harry Levine. Marc’s father, Harry, died in Okinawa in 1945 while serving as a captain in the U.S. Army.
Marc and Bobbie grew up in Brooklyn surrounded by an extended family of grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins with whom he was very close.
Marc went to Midwood High School and then graduated from Columbia University, where he majored in mathematics. After college, he did graduate work at Brandeis University and the City University of New York, then taught mathematics at University of Massachusetts-Boston.
After teaching for several years, he changed course and applied to medical school. He graduated from the University of Kentucky Medical School and completed a residency in pediatrics at Boston City Hospital and Duke University Hospital in North Carolina.
In 1983, he moved to Marblehead to join Andy who was working as a pediatrician in Salem. Their daughter, Sarah, was born in 1987 and was the joy of his life.
Marc began working as a pediatrician at Lynn Community Health Center in 1984 and continued there for 38 years before retiring, serving at times as chief of pediatrics and medical director. In 1994, he was honored as the “Outstanding Massachusetts Health Center Physician of the Year” by the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers. At the time, his colleagues described him as “gentle, compassionate, patient and calm with an almost unlimited supply of energy for patients and for the providers he supervises.”
In 2011, he was named the Community Clinician of the Year by the Essex South District Medical Society.
Marc enjoyed living on the North Shore and loved kayaking, biking, playing tennis (and later pickleball). He had a soft spot for animals and was often surrounded by several pampered cats and an adoring, if undisciplined, dog.
He is survived by his wife, Andy Tish; daughter, Sarah Levine; sister, Bobbie Levine; cousin, Lisa Feiner; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Harris and Geri Tish; nephews Michael Tish and David Tish (and family), and many cousins as well as many friends and colleagues at the Lynn Community Health Center.
Marc will always be remembered for his kindness, patience and unflappability. His memory will remain in the hearts of all who loved him.
If desired, donations can be made to the Lynn Community Health Center in memory of Dr. Marc Levine.
