Beloved husband and father, Stanley Ray Levy, passed away peacefully at his home in the company of his family Tuesday, May 14, 2019. Stan was born February 9, 1941 and was raised on a dairy farm on Florence Road in Killeen. He was an icon in the community and was deeply loved and greatly respected by all who knew him. He touched the lives of thousands of kids, having served for over 35 years as a teacher in the Killeen Independent School District and as a football, baseball, and basketball coach for dozens of teams. Stan loved fishing, gardening, watching sports, spending time with friends and family, and also served as a Deacon in the First Presbyterian Church.
Stan graduated from Killeen High School in 1959 where he excelled on the basketball court and baseball diamond. He also played baseball and basketball for the Tarleton State College Plowboys with the baseball team achieving runner-up in the 1960 Junior College Baseball World Series.
Stan is preceded in death by his parents, Samuel Curtis Levy and Lucy Lee Hill Levy; sisters Nancy Levy and Geraldine Conder; infant son Robert Brian Levy; nephew Kurt Smith; brother-in-law Stephen Guffey.
He is survived by his wife of 56 years and the love of his life, Patricia Jane Guffey Levy; daughters Cindy Jane Levy Selph (Dan) and Karen Elizabeth Levy Kline (Walt); son Ray Brooks Levy; granddaughters Sarah Selph, Rebecca Selph Rowell (Patrick), Elizabeth Kline, Catherine Kline, Willow Levy, Eirwyn Levy; grandsons Robert Selph and Benjamin Selph; sister Frances Levy Rogers and nephew Mike Conder.
A celebration of life will take place at the First United Methodist Church Killeen, 3501 East Elms Road in Killeen, on Saturday, May 18, 2019 at 11:30 A.M. Reception following, FUMC Killeen fellowship hall.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to First United Methodist Church Killeen and/or the Killeen ISD Education Foundation.
