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Thu Jul 29, 2021, 09:55 PM

Faygo Kid (21,465 posts)

Carl Levin, Michigan's longest serving U.S. senator, dies at 87

Source: Detroit Free Press

Carl Levin, a liberal Democrat who rose from a prominent Detroit family to become Michigan’s longest-serving U.S. senator and helped set military priorities and investigate corporate behavior for decades before retiring in 2015, died Wednesday. He was 87 years old.

The Levin Center at Wayne State University's Law Center put out a statement late Wednesday, saying, "With great sadness and heavy hearts, the (center and family) announce the passing of Senator Carl Levin."

Levin disclosed in his recently published memoir, "Getting to the Heart of the Matter: My 36 Years in the Senate," that he was diagnosed with lung cancer nearly four years ago, when he was 83.

A defender of Senate traditions, even when his own party moved to change them, Levin, who was trained as a lawyer, twice served as chairman of the powerful Armed Services Committee, despite having never served in uniform himself. . .

Read more: https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2021/07/29/carl-levin-dies/7983742002/

Great senator. great man.

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Carl Levin, Michigan's longest serving U.S. senator, dies at 87 (Original post)	Faygo Kid	Jul 2021	OP
A good man	greenjar_01	Jul 2021	#1
+1000	padah513	Jul 2021	#12
Aww. I always like him.	Hassin Bin Sober	Jul 2021	#2
May his memory be blessed	question everything	Jul 2021	#3
He was one of my early political role models.	FireUpChips10	Jul 2021	#4
damn...one of the good ones....	bahboo	Jul 2021	#5
Rest in Peace Sen. Levin	Devil Child	Jul 2021	#6
...	2naSalit	Jul 2021	#7
...	orleans	Jul 2021	#8
A man of integrity.	Kid Berwyn	Jul 2021	#9
A great man for the whole country	KT2000	Jul 2021	#10
RIP Senator Levin, and thanks for all your public service	Hekate	Jul 2021	#11
He was a wonderful man and great in the senate. Best at over sight, just fantastic.	BeckyDem	Jul 2021	#13
rest in peace	gopiscrap	Jul 2021	#14
Hard working, no drama legislator.	oasis	Jul 2021	#15
I just spotted this wonderful tweet from PA State Attorney General Josh Shapiro, re: Levin	BumRushDaShow	Jul 2021	#16
Great Senator	DownriverDem	Jul 2021	#17
Carl Levin...	turbinetree	Aug 2021	#18

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Thu Jul 29, 2021, 10:00 PM

greenjar_01 (6,477 posts)

1. A good man

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Fri Jul 30, 2021, 06:33 AM

padah513 (2,124 posts)

12. +1000

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Thu Jul 29, 2021, 10:05 PM

Hassin Bin Sober (25,106 posts)

2. Aww. I always like him.

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Thu Jul 29, 2021, 10:32 PM

question everything (43,714 posts)

3. May his memory be blessed

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Thu Jul 29, 2021, 10:43 PM

FireUpChips10 (23,942 posts)

4. He was one of my early political role models.

I was very lucky to have him as one of my senators for almost 27 years (from when my family moved to Michigan until he retired).

A true public servant who always respected regular people.

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Thu Jul 29, 2021, 10:47 PM

bahboo (14,531 posts)

5. damn...one of the good ones....

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Thu Jul 29, 2021, 10:53 PM

Devil Child (2,728 posts)

6. Rest in Peace Sen. Levin

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Thu Jul 29, 2021, 11:27 PM

2naSalit (61,723 posts)

7. ...

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Thu Jul 29, 2021, 11:43 PM

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8. ...

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Fri Jul 30, 2021, 12:45 AM

Kid Berwyn (9,635 posts)

9. A man of integrity.

He fought the Good Fight. He made the United States of America into a better nation.

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Fri Jul 30, 2021, 03:32 AM

KT2000 (20,276 posts)

10. A great man for the whole country

He was fearless in the face of corporations and a military that wanted to keep secrets. He used his power for the benefit of all. RIP Senator Levin.

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Fri Jul 30, 2021, 04:42 AM

Hekate (78,068 posts)

11. RIP Senator Levin, and thanks for all your public service

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Fri Jul 30, 2021, 11:28 AM

BeckyDem (7,582 posts)

13. He was a wonderful man and great in the senate. Best at over sight, just fantastic.

RIP

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Sat Jul 31, 2021, 01:32 AM

gopiscrap (22,522 posts)

14. rest in peace

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Sat Jul 31, 2021, 02:27 AM

oasis (48,649 posts)

15. Hard working, no drama legislator.

Rest in peace Carl Levin.

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Sat Jul 31, 2021, 07:57 AM

BumRushDaShow (99,913 posts)

16. I just spotted this wonderful tweet from PA State Attorney General Josh Shapiro, re: Levin

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Josh Shapiro

@JoshShapiroPA
My first job in public service was answering phones for Sen. Levin in 1995. I learned so much just listening to him ask questions. He was kind to all and never forgot where he came from. A true mensch. May Carl’s memory be a blessing.
Levin Center
@Levin_Center
With great sadness and heavy hearts, the Levin Family and Levin Center at Wayne Law announce the passing of Senator Carl Levin – a dearly beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother and uncle, and life-long public servant.

https://law.wayne.edu/levin-center/pdfs/cml_statement_two_pages_final.pdf
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10:13 PM · Jul 29, 2021

R.I.P. Mr. Levin.

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Sat Jul 31, 2021, 09:21 AM

DownriverDem (5,527 posts)

17. Great Senator

for my State. I heard him many times over the years. RIP

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Sun Aug 1, 2021, 04:10 PM

turbinetree (23,269 posts)

18. Carl Levin...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Levin

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