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Allen "Al" Levine, 87, of Hollidaysburg, died Thursday, at Homewood Living in Martinsburg. He was born in the Bronx, New York City, the son of Benjamin Levine and Lillian (Kopit) Levine.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Barbara Reimer Levine; and his son, Jonathan Levine.
He is survived by his wife, Nancy, of Hollidaysburg; his brother-in-law, James (Danielle) Fitch of Hollidaysburg; his sister-in-law, Barbara (Lawrence) Mauer of Clinton Corners, N.Y.; his cousin, Philip (Diane) Sterdt of Napierville, Ill.; and his spiritual director, Father G. Christopher Snyder, PIME Missionaries.
Al graduated from the Bronx High School of Science and earned his B.A. and M.A. degrees at New York University and Columbia University. After teaching English literature in the New York City public schools, he became a freelance journalist and then served his country as an unacknowledged intelligence agent. He visited the Soviet Union several times and witnessed the fall of the Communist regime.
He had married Nancy on July 1, 1989, and they lived in Washington, D.C., where he took up photography and concentrated on writing poetry. Charles Scribner's Sons had already published a book of his poems, Prophecy in Bridgeport, and Allen now brought out several more books under the pen name Pavel Chichikov.
Al was a devoted Catholic, having been received into the Church at Easter 1988. He was a cooperator in Opus Dei and a member of St. Michael's Church, Hollidaysburg.
The family wishes to thank Homewood Living Martinsburg and Gentiva Hospice of Altoona for their loving and prayerful care for Al.
Friends will be received from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026, at Sorge Funeral Home & Crematory Inc., Hollidaysburg, where a Vigil service will be held.
A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 2, 2026, at St. Michael's Catholic Church, Hollidaysburg, with Father Alan E. Thomas celebrant.
It is suggested that any memorial donations be made to Homewood Living Martinsburg; Gentiva Hospice of Altoona; or to your local library, humane society or church.