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Household Greenback founder and NC philanthropist Leon Levine dies
CHARLOTTE — Household Greenback founder and North Carolina philanthropist Leon Levine died Wednesday, his founding confirmed to Channel 9. He was 85 years outdated. Levine, who has shared his fortune with well being care, training and neighborhood causes in Charlotte, has additionally funded North Carolina’s largest scholarship packages. Levine’s title marks establishments all through the area, and his legacy is an unwavering generosity all through the Carolinas. The philanthropist has spent his life giving again to his neighborhood. [ ALSO READ: Leon Levine Foundation donates $1M to Charlottes new Main Library ] Levine was born in Wadesboro in 1937 and graduated from Rockingham Excessive College in 1955. In 1959, at age 22,…