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FILE - In this April 11, 2016 file photo, former U.S. Sen. Carl Levin, left, stands with his brother, Congressman Sander Levin before an unveiling of the USS Carl M. Levin during a ceremony in Detroit. Former Sen. Carl Levin, a powerful voice for the military during his career as Michiganâs longest-serving U.S. senator, has died. The Democrat was 87. Levinâs family says Levin died Thursday, July 29, 2021.(AP Photo/Carlos Osorio File) July 29, 2021 - 8:36 PM
DETROIT (AP) â Former Sen. Carl Levin, a powerful voice on military issues in Washington and a staunch supporter of the auto industry back home in Michigan during his record tenure in the U.S. Senate, has died. He was 87.
By MIKE HOUSEHOLDER, COREY WILLIAMS and DAVID EGGERT
Associated Press
DETROIT (AP) â Former Sen. Carl Levin, a powerful voice on military issues in Washington and a staunch supporter of the auto industry back home in Michigan during his record tenure in the U.S. Senate, has died. He was 87.
The Harvard-educated civil rights attorney and former taxi driver, who for decades carried his faded 1953 auto union membership card in his wallet, died Thursday, his family and the Levin Center at Wayne State Universityâs law school announced in an evening statement.
âWe are all devastated by his loss. But we are filled with gratitude for all of the support that Carl received throughout his extraordinary life and career, enabling him to touch so many people and accomplish so much good,â the statement said.
DETROIT
Former Sen. Carl Levin, a powerful voice on military issues in Washington and a staunch supporter of the auto industry back home in Michigan during his record tenure in the U.S. Senate, has died. He was 87.
The Harvard-educated civil rights attorney and former taxi driver, who for decades carried his faded 1953 auto union membership card in his wallet, died Thursday, his family and the Levin Center at Wayne State University’s law school announced in an evening statement.
“We are all devastated by his loss. But we are filled with gratitude for all of the support that Carl received throughout his extraordinary life and career, enabling him to touch so many people and accomplish so much good,” the statement said.
Former Sen. Carl Levin, Michiganâs longest-serving senator, has died Share Updated: 10:41 PM CDT Jul 29, 2021 By MIKE HOUSEHOLDER, COREY WILLIAMS and DAVID EGGERT, Associated Press Susan Walsh / AP File Photo In this June 4, 2013, file photo, Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich. asks a question of a witness during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on legislation regarding sexual assaults in the military. Former Sen. Carl Levin, a powerful voice for the military during his career as Michiganâs longest-serving U.S. senator, has died. SOURCE: Susan Walsh / AP File Photo
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