Jesse M. Levy

November 9,1931 - January 28, 2021

Jesse M. Levy, III passed away on January 28, 2021 in Redwood City at the age of 89 of renal failure.

Jesse spent his career as a stockbroker with Davis Skaggs, which morphed into Morgan Stanley, from which he retired. He enjoyed his time as Director of the San Francisco Bond Club, as well as his two terms as President of Congregation Emanu-El and President of his B’nai Brith Lodge and District. He was also a 32nd Degree Mason and a member of Presidio Golf and Concordia Club.

Born in San Francisco on November 9,1931 to loving parents Jesse M Levy Jr. and Fay (Rosenberg) Levy, Jesse’s father was born in Alameda, his mother in Dobrzyn, Poland, and his grandfather in San Jose. He was raised in the Richmond District, attending Lowell High School and U.C. Berkeley. After graduating, Jesse married JoAnne Jermane. They spent 56 years together before she passed away in 2009. Their lives were filled with travel, theatre, music, bridge and many, many friends.

Jesse is survived by his three daughters, known as “The Lovely Levy Ladies”: Robin Levy and husband Warren Belfer of Palo Alto, Janet Levy and husband Richard Schwartz also of Palo Alto and Gayle Levy and husband Whitney Terrell of Kansas City, Missouri. His grandchildren are Daniel Schwartz, Alana Schwartz, Morrison Terrell and J. Miles Terrell. He is also survived by his younger brother Leland Levy and sister-in-law Judy Huey, of Palo Alto, and good friend Betty Jean Dvorson, with whom he shared the last ten years.

Favorite pastimes included bridge, dominoes, and audio books; he loved playing the piano, and attending performing arts of all kinds--especially Gilbert and Sullivan. Jesse was a devoted cigar smoker since age 18.

If you would like to make a donation celebrating Jesse Levy’s life, please consider a gift to the JoAnne and Jesse M. Levy Endowment Fund for Dream House Residents at Jewish Family and Children’s Services of San Francisco: https://donate.jfcs.org/ give/165949/#!/donation/ checkout