Craig R. Levy

Craig Renell Levy was born December 15, 1955 to the late Audrey and Herbert Levy. He departed his earthly life suddenly on August 8, 2018. Craig attended Baltimore City and Baltimore County Public Schools. In his earlier years, he was raised in West Baltimore with brothers Sheldon and Jason until he began residing with his "favorite girl", his grandmother Cleo Levy in Turner Station, Maryland. As a teenager, Craig joined the Job Corps where he attained skills as a welder and a barber. He later married Valerie Hemphill and from that union three children were born; Tia, Quaddai, Danielle (Nikki), and Christi whom he adopted and lovingly called his own. After that union was dissolved, he bore daughter Chala with Ms. Cynthia Faust. Craig was well known all over Baltimore by many. He relocated to Philadelphia and occasionally came back to his home town of Baltimore to visit family and friends. One of his latest and proudest accomplishments was obtaining employment with the City of Philadelphia. He began working with the Department of Recs and Parks and later transferred to the Juvenile Justice System where he was awaiting the results of a recently applied for promotion. Craig was extremely intelligent and was a true fighter - in more ways than one. He had a passion for working with numbers and used that passion at his last job in accounting until his untimely demise. He was known to have been called by the grandchildren to help them with their math homework, even the trigonometry. In 2015, Craig suffered a massive heart attack and the doctors weren't sure he was going to make it. But with God's Grace, through many prayers and with his fighting spirit, he fought hard and came through. Craig recently became an avid activist by reaching out to those struggling with addictions. He began attending halfway houses and other functions where he would give his testimony or a speech about his life experiences. He would encourage others by sharing with them how if he was given another change at life, that it was certainly possible for them. Craig cherished the special bond he had with his family, especially his children. He will be missed by his family, friends, coworkers and many others who knew him. Craig was preceded in death by his father and mother, Herbert and Audrey Levy and grandmother, Cleo Levy. He leaves to cherish his memory: daughters Tia Levy (Puckett), Quaddai Levy, Danielle (Nikki) Levy, Christi Levy, Chala Levy (Graham); son in laws Joseph Graham and Johnny Puckett; brothers Sheldon and Jason Levy; cousin Wallace (Wendell) Levy; fourteen grandchildren; four great grandchildren; cousins, a nephew, a host of other relatives, and new and long time friends.

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Craig R. Levy

December 15, 1955 - August 8, 2018