NORWICH – Larry Levine of East Dennis, Mass., died Feb. 9, 2008 of natural causes in Sarasota, Fla.
Larry was born in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, on May 10, 1926, to Morris and Esther Levine.
He worked as a Liberty ship welder in Fall River in 1942.  He graduated from New Utrecht High in 1944 then joined the Navy and served in World War II.  After the war, Larry was longshoreman before beginning his career in the fashion industry.  He began in 1947 as a salesman for a coat manufacturer and eventually founded Larry Levine Inc.  He designed and manufactured women’s clothing for 45 years.
Larry and his family lived between Cape Cod, New York City, and Sarasota.
In 1970 he and his wife, Emily, opened the Emily Lawrence Ltd. clothing store on Cape Cod, Mass. Subsequently they opened in Norwich and Colorado.
Larry was a member of the Dennis Conversation Trust and Dennis Yacht Club, and among the founding members of the Cape Cod Museum of Fine Arts.
He is survived by his wife of 48 yeas, Emily Hosley Levine and his daughter Anne Hall Levine. He was predeceased by his daughter Elena Esther and his son Richard Henry. Larry also leaves behind two stepsons, Joseph (Kathleen) and Jeffrey Brillinger, two step granddaughters, Amy (Kevin) Pole and Lindsay Brillinger, a step grandson, David Brillinger, a step great-grandson, Jack Pole.
A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday at Toale Brothers Funeral Home in Sarasota, Fla.  Interment will take place this summer in Quivett Creek Cemetery, East Dennis.
In lieu of flowers contributions can be made to the LAM Treatment Alliance, c/o the Gulf Coast Community Foundation of Venice, 601 Tamiami Trail South, Venice, FL 34285.