Gerald (Jerry) Levitt, beloved husband, father, grandfather, father-in-law, brother, uncle and devoted friend, passed away peacefully on December 26, 2025, in memory care, at the age of 87.
Jerry was born on February 8, 1938, in Detroit, Michigan, to David and Hannah Levitt, and attended Mumford High School, graduating in 1956, and subsequently attended the University of Michigan. He married Rochelle (Shelley) Soloway in 1960, and after graduating from the University of Michigan in 1964 with a master’s degree in mathematics and one in computer science, he moved with Shelley and their first child, Jeff, to Los Angeles, where he worked for the RAND Corporation in Santa Monica, a government think tank. Their family increased to five with the births of David and Lisa.
After working 10 years at RAND, Jerry was ready for a change. So in 1974, the Levitt family moved north to Foster City, where Jerry worked in communications at Bank of America in San Francisco and later in Concord. He achieved the title of Vice President at Bank of America, or as he would say – “one of thousands.”
After retiring in 1996, Jerry took some computer programming classes at College of San Mateo, volunteered at an elementary after-school program teaching children to build with Legos (where he was known as “Mr. Levitz), and became a fiduciary for San Mateo county. He was also a volunteer for several years at KQED, frequently getting there at 6:00am to take pledge calls and proudly collecting many caps, T-shirts and tote bags with their logo. Jerry looked forward to “having coffee with the guys” every morning, where he would bring the local newspapers for all, and to our treks to Half Moon Bay (which he referred to as “the waters”) for lunch every Wednesday.
A burial service for Jerry was held on December 31 at Skylawn Memorial Park. He will be deeply missed by his loving wife of over 65 years, Shelley, his wonderful children Jeff, David and Lisa (Dennis Prime), his former daughters-in-law Rachel Weill and Nicole Levitt, his brother Michael (Suzy) and niece Wendy, his extended family and his many friends. He was a proud grandfather who loved to brag about his amazing six grandchildren, Olivia, Daniel, Ariel, Gavin, Joshua and Jonah. Jerry will be remembered for his empathy. kindness, generosity, his hugs and the love he shared with all who knew him.
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