A celebration of life service will be held for John Maurice Levy, 77, of Gloucester, at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 22, at the Lake Matoaka Amphitheater at William and Mary in Williamsburg. Rain location will be Trinkle Hall. He died April 2, 2017.

He was born in Washington, D.C.; after graduating from New York University he joined the Peace Corps and served in Nigeria, West Africa, as a teacher. 

His long career as a teacher of law at the College of William and Mary touched the lives of many students. His work with Legal Aid and the ACLU-VA extended over many years, as did his time as a board member of the Williamsburg/JCC Community Action Agency.

Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Kaye; daughter, Shanti of Reston; son, Adam of Winchester; sister, Sue Hal-pern of Potomac, Maryland, and six grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be sent to the Levy Loan Repayment Fund, William and Mary Law School, P.O. Box 3527, Williamsburg, Va. 23187. Additional organizations include: ACLU-VA (acluva.org) and the Williamsburg/JCC Community Action Agency (wjcc-caa.org).

Andrews Funeral Home & Crematory, Gloucester, is in charge of arrangements.