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"Lawrence Levine appeared to be a man of simple needs, living alone in a rented cabin on the North Umpqua River. But his mind was complex and full of poetry.
He tended bar, taught college and guided fly fishers on the North Umpqua River, a waterway he knew like the back of his hand. But most of all he was a writer.
"He was the sweetest, most gentle, kind, thoughtful and creative person," said David Furman, a lifelong friend. "My heart is broken."
Furman and Levine grew up together in Beverly Hills, California. After graduating from Beverly Hills High School in the mid-1960s, Levine moved to Oregon. He earned a master's in creative writing at the University of Oregon. He moved back to California in the mid-1970s to teach creative writing at Pitzer College in the Los Angeles area.
He was at home in the wilds of Oregon.
Teaching was a side gig of sorts. Levine had only been at Umpqua Community College a few years. He spent more time earning his living as a fly fishing guide on the North Umpqua. He also went fly fishing in Patagonia, Weiss said.
Levine is survived by his sister, Joanne Levine Press, who lives in California. He also has an ex-wife in Oregon.
Rest in peace, Lawrence. (and may the fish always be biting, on the other side)
http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-n...f/2015/10/oregon_college_shooting_lawren.html
He tended bar, taught college and guided fly fishers on the North Umpqua River, a waterway he knew like the back of his hand. But most of all he was a writer.
"He was the sweetest, most gentle, kind, thoughtful and creative person," said David Furman, a lifelong friend. "My heart is broken."
Furman and Levine grew up together in Beverly Hills, California. After graduating from Beverly Hills High School in the mid-1960s, Levine moved to Oregon. He earned a master's in creative writing at the University of Oregon. He moved back to California in the mid-1970s to teach creative writing at Pitzer College in the Los Angeles area.
He was at home in the wilds of Oregon.
Teaching was a side gig of sorts. Levine had only been at Umpqua Community College a few years. He spent more time earning his living as a fly fishing guide on the North Umpqua. He also went fly fishing in Patagonia, Weiss said.
Levine is survived by his sister, Joanne Levine Press, who lives in California. He also has an ex-wife in Oregon.
Rest in peace, Lawrence. (and may the fish always be biting, on the other side)
http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-n...f/2015/10/oregon_college_shooting_lawren.html