John ‘Jack’ Levy Funeral 6th November 2017
It is with deep sadness that the Old Owen’s association report the death of Old Owenian JOHN LEVY also known as ‘Jack’ Levy, who sadly passed away on Friday 27th October 2017.
He was at Owen’s School from 1937 to 1943.
Jack’s daughter Ruth Tofield is keen to pass on Funeral details to any of his contemporaries or others who might know him.
The Funeral is Monday, 6th November 2017 at 1 p.m. at Edgwarebury Cemetery, Edgwarebury Lane, Edgware, Middlesex, HA8 8QP and after the service at The Manor Hotel, Barnet Lane, Elstree, WD6 3RE, where you can join Jack and Sheila’s family and friends for refreshments and reminiscences.
If you would like to contact Ruth her email address is ruthtofield@hotmail.com.
Old Owen’s Association would like to send their condolences to the Levy family and hope the day goes well.
JOHN ‘JACK’ LEVY OBITUARY
We are sad to announce that John (Jack)Levy OBE, Emeritus Professor of City, University of London died peacefully after a short illness on 27th October 2017, aged 91.
Professor Levy was a pupil at Dame Alice Owen’s School in Islington from 1937- 1943 and graduated from Imperial College in 1946. He achieved his Masters Degree in 1954 at the University of Illinois under a Fulbright scholarship and returned to London to complete his PhD.
From 1966 to 1983 he was Professor and Head of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering at City University, London. During this time he was also a consultant to Shell International Marine on shipping structures.
From 1983 to 1990 he was Director Engineering Professions at the newly formed Engineering Council UK. After 2000 Professor Levy was managing director of Levytator Ltd, formed to exploit an advance in escalator design in which he developed a multi-curving escalator called ‘The Levytator’.
The Levytator is the world’s first escalator capable of following freeform curves.
See Levytator at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iC_se2zrmLM.
Jack Levy other achievements were as follows:
Fellow:
Royal Academy of Engineers
Institute of Mechanical Engineers
Royal Aeronautical Society
Institute of Engineers of Ireland
Honours:
1984 OBE
1993 Freeman of the City of London
1999 Gold Medal from World Federation of Engineering Organisations
Honorary degrees from 4 UK Universities
Jack will be greatly missed by his wife of 65 years Sheila, his three children and seven grand children along with many family and friends.
Donations if desired may be made to Kidney Care UK in memory of Jack Levy at www.Justgiving.com/jack-levy.
