Melvin B. Levin, 76

Melvin B. Levin, age 76, of Guilderland, N.Y., passed away on April 15, 2016, at St.Peter’s Hospice.  Born in Albany, Melvin was a lifelong Capital District resident. He had been employed by the New York State Department of Criminal Justice as a latent print supervisor and was retired. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and was stationed for a time in Fort Sill, Ok. Besides his first love which was spending time with family and friends, he was an avid Syracuse fan and enjoyed both attending and discussing their games.  He also enjoyed traveling via Amtrak to Florida so he could visit his family and much-loved grandchildren there.  Last year, he was able to experience rail up close from the locomotive controls as a participant on the Guest Engineer program in Milford, N.Y.  He genuinely liked people and wherever he went, Melvin would always find a group of good friends with whom to share a cup of coffee and some conversation.
Melvin was the son of the late Samuel and Sarah Noone Levin. Melvin is survived by his daughter Terri (Bob Privler) Levin, his son Ron (Rebecca) Levin of Jacksonville, Fla., his brother Harvey H. (Diane) Levin, of Albany, and grandchildren Adam (Michie) Saint and Jeffrey (April) Saint, Libby, Sarah Kate and Sam Levin and one great-grandson, Lucas Saint.   He is also survived by his nephews, Paul (Heidi) Levin of Schuylerville, N.Y. David Levin of Florida; Gary Levin of Arizona; Matthew (Kim) Tenney of New Kent, VA; nieces Jennifer (Tim) Levin-Gerber of Saratoga Springs, N.Y.; Sandra Tenney of Naples, FL and Laura (Mark) Rukowski of Perkasie, PA. Melvin was predeceased by his wife Suzanne Foster Levin, his brother Arthur A. Levin, his brother Edwin Levin, his sister Annette (Sidney) Tenney and a niece Caren Briscuso.
He is also survived by his dear lifelong friend, Ginny Sliter and many other friends.
Services: on Wednesday, April 20, Lakeview Cemetery, Skaneateles.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Community Hospice Foundation. 295 Valley View Boulevard, Rensselaer, NY 12144 or the Wesley Foundation, 131 Lawrence Street, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. Funeral arrangements were by Levine Memorial Chapel, Albany, N.Y.