August 23 1969 November 11 2019
Deborah’s Obituary Deborah Levick, daughter of Ginger and Doug Levick, was born in Greenwich, Connecticut and died peacefully at 50 years of age on November 11 at Pete’s Place, one of the Kainos residential homes in Redwood City, California where she lived for the last 29 years. During these years she came home frequently and was an integral and important part of the family. Prior to Kainos she lived at St. Vincents, a residential home and school in Santa Barbara, California. In her early years she lived at home in Greenwich, Paris, France, Boston and Atherton. Deborah, who was handicapped from Down Syndrome, lived a very full and active life despite her handicap, but died at an early age from advanced stages of Alzheimer’s. She worked her whole adult life until recently in various jobs, including the Redwood City Police Department, an auto parts wholesaler, Home Depot and the YMCA. She was very active in Special Olympics, winning dozens of gold medals in swimming, skiing, track and basketball. She also bowled frequently and was a regular participant in a local squaredancing group. Deborah, who was educated in Montessori in her early years and later in Special Education in public schools, exceeded everyone’s expectations with her capabilities. She came within a few points of getting her high school GED degree. She was a very personable, fun loving and strong-minded person, to whom everyone was attracted. She gave us all great joy, mixed with moments of frustration with her need to “do it my way”. She had great impact on her family and friends and will never be forgotten by all who knew her. Deborah is survived by her parents, Virginia and Douglas Levick, her sister Carolee Hazard and her two daughters Jessie and Makenzie, and her brother Reed Levick and his three children, Elisabeth, Andrew and Reed. A memorial service will be held at the First Congregational Church at 1985 Louis Street in Palo Alto on January 4, 2020 at 2:00 PM. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to LuMind Downs Syndrome Foundation at 20 Mall Road, Suite 200, Burlington, MA 01803, or Kainos at 3631 Jefferson Avenue, Redwood City, CA 940062. Read More
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Deborah Levick August 23 1969 November 11 2019.
Death notice for the town of: Palo Alto, state: California