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Marie Levens Obituary (1929 – 2016) – Sacramento, CA

Wed, 27 Mar 2024 21:19:16 +0000

January 1, 1929 – February 3, 2016 Marie J. Levens, born to Southern Pacific Railroad employee LJ Kinney and his wife Jean, was the first baby born in Tucson, Arizona in 1929. The Chamber of Commerce gave her mother practical baby items and gave Marie a tiny baby ring that fit her perfectly. That ring now dangles from a charm bracelet along with other reminders of eight decades of a charmed life. The bracelet, family photos, and scraps of fabric left over from years of sewing for her family—most of which were made into quilts for her adult children—show Marie as active and curious, blessed with generosity and grace under fire. Over the years, she added travel charms to her bracelet: from Germany, a cuckoo clock, a chimney sweep and a tiny beer mug; Delft Dutch shoes and a windmill from Holland; a sterling silver tank from the Officer's Wives Club at Fort Knox, Kentucky; and a cable car in San Francisco. A pendant from the seagull statue in Salt Lake City commemorates the last cross-country trip with her first husband, Ralls C. Acker, Jr. A bead encased in gold wire commemorates a trip with her second husband, Al, to the USS Arizona memorial in Pearl Harbor. At Sequoia High School in Redwood City, California, Marie served as a majorette and stick lathe operator, teaching younger children to twirl. Marie was also on the yearbook team and went on to study journalism at San Jose State College. Marie met her first future husband when he was going to school on the GI Bill. Although writing has always been Marie's passion, she also dabbled in other esoteric talents, such as working as a magician's assistant, but fortunately chose not to pursue a career that might result in her being cut in half with a chainsaw. At the time, it was not uncommon for college girls to earn an “MRS” degree instead of a bachelor's degree, which she did, and over the next eighteen years Marie showed a knack for logistics, resilience, and good humor, raising happy children large USA and Europe with her husband, an army officer. When her first marriage ended, Marie was working at the Westinghouse Corporation in Sunnyvale, California, and was quickly promoted from an administrative position to a technical position typically filled by engineers. She met her second husband, Elbert E. “Al” Levens, at Westinghouse. They married in 1971 and built a quiet weekend home in the foothills of California's Gold Country. After retirement, Marie and Al moved there and planned and enjoyed trips to unexplored ghost towns, the Sonoran Desert, the East Coast, the Canadian Rockies and Hawaii. Marie and Al moved to Sun City Roseville in 1997, where they made new friends and participated in many community activities. After Al passed away in 2001, Marie gradually resumed her active life with golf, billiards, mah-jongg and bridge. She volunteered at the Sutter Roseville Hospice Thrift Store and supported local and national charities. Marie wrote a column for one club in Sun City – once a journalist, always a journalist – and served as treasurer for another. Marie entered eternal rest on February 3, 2016. She is survived by son Robert Acker, daughter Christine Acker and son-in-law Peter Alvarado, all of Seattle; Douglas Kenyon of Morgan Hill, Calif., his wife, Kim, and their two children; David Kenyon of San Jose, Calif., his wife, Nancy, and their daughter; Donald Kenyon of Anchorage, AK, and his wife, Lori; niece Barbara Brown of San Jose, her husband Paul and their two children; Donald Kelsey of Danville, Calif., and his wife, Collette. Marie will also be remembered by her late husband Al's adult children: Wendy Levens of Winnabow, North Carolina, and her son; David Levens of Cupertino, California, his wife Pam and their daughter. The agreements are made privately. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to a charity of your choice.

Published by The Sacramento Bee on March 20, 2016.

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Jealous handyman, Kelvin James 58, admits stalking former associate Dr Marie Gerval, 52

Mon, 26 Dec 2022 18:20:09 +0000

Jealous handyman, 58, who secretly bugged a gynaecologist’s car with a tracking device after she broke off their brief relationship admits stalking – and must now wear an electronic tag

Kelvin James fitted a tracker to Dr Marie Gerval’s Renault Megane to stalk her
Dr Gerval had asked James, 58, to carry out some work on her home’s guttering
They embarked on a brief relationship which Dr Gerval ended in early 2022
James, from Orrell, admitted stalking Dr Gerval at Wigan Magistrates’ Court

By Darren Boyle for MailOnline

Published: 09:37 GMT, 3 November 2022 | updated: 12:53 GMT, 8 November 2022

A leading gynaecologist’s car was secretly bugged by her jealous former handyman after he mounted a surveillance operation on her activities when she broke off their brief relationship.

Dr Marie Gerval, 52, drove her Renault Megane around the neighborhood unware 58-year-old tradesman Kelvin James had placed a tracker device on the engine to check if she was meeting up with other men.

Dr Gerval, who lives in London and treats women in specialist NHS menopause clinics, only found out she had been bugged after she was pulled over on suspicion of drink-driving when James tracked her to a local pub.

She passed a roadside breath test and when she asked why she had been stopped, police said an ‘anonymous caller’ had called them falsely claiming she was drunk behind the wheel.

Dr Marie Gerval, 52, began a brief relationship with her handyman Kelvin James who she had initially employed to inspect her guttering

Kelvin James, pictured outside Wigan Magistrates’ Court admitted stalking Dr Gerval by fitting a tracker to her Renault Megane car

The court heard James falsely reported Dr Gerval for drink-driving after she had met a friend at a bar near her home. After providing a negative roadside test, police told her they had pulled her over after receiving an ‘anonymous tip off’

Dr Gerval, pictured, said the stress of being stalked had given her alopecia

Suspicious the culprit was James as they were still meeting as friends, Dr Gerval confronted him and he admitted getting a local garage to install the tracker whilst he had borrowed it for an afternoon. She later said she was so distressed at being followed she suffered hair loss due to alopecia.

At Wigan Magistrates’ Court James from Orrell near Wigan who admitted stalking was ordered to wear an electronic tag to monitor his own movements under the terms of a 12-week curfew order from 7pm-7am.

He was sentenced to a 12-month community order with a requirement he complete 13 rehabilitation activity days and was banned from contacting Dr Gerval for 12 months under the terms of a restraining order.

Steve Woodman, prosecuting, said: ‘Dr Gerval first met Mr James back in April 2020. She needed some work doing to the guttering and so looked for a tradesman through a directory app. She found James on the app and he carried out the work for her,

‘During this period they formed a relationship which developed into a romantic involvement, albeit for a short time. It lasted from about late 2020 to early 2021.

‘After their relationship ended, they maintained a distant friendship via text in the months after. In the summer of 2021, Gerval noticed that James was suffering with his mental health. Being a health professional and a friend she reached out to James and agreed to meet him.’

The court heard James borrowed Dr Gerval’s Renault Megane and returned it having fitted a tracker. After she received the car, Dr Gerval received a series of jealous texts from the handyman when she rebuffed his attempts to resume their relationship.

James from Orrell near Wigan who admitted stalking was ordered to wear an electronic tag to monitor his own movements under the terms of a 12-week curfew order from 7pm-7am

James, pictured, was also sentenced to a 12-month community order with a requirement he complete 13 rehabilitation activity days and was banned from contacting Dr Gerval for 12 months under the terms of a restraining order

On November 16, Dr Gerval went to meet a friend at the Britannia pub in the Upholland area of Lancashire. After leaving the pub she was pulled over by police on suspicion of drink-driving. She passed the breath test and was told they had received an ‘anonymous tip’ that she had been drunk.

James later admitted to fitting the tracker which would update him on Dr Gerval’s whereabouts.

The court heard James had a previous conviction for harassment from 1998.

In sentencing, chairman of the magistrate Jean Hamilton said: ‘Although this has clearly caused the complainant serious stress and harm it was a relatively isolated incident.’

James was also made to pay costs of £85 and a victim surcharge of £95. Magistrates rejected Gerval’s demand for compensation for alopecia care costs saying: ‘This is an issue better suited to the civil courts.’

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Jealous handyman, Kelvin James 58, admits stalking former associate Dr Marie Gerval, 52

Sun, 25 Dec 2022 15:14:53 +0000

Jealous handyman, 58, who secretly bugged a gynaecologist’s car with a tracking device after she broke off their brief relationship admits stalking – and must now wear an electronic tag

Kelvin James fitted a tracker to Dr Marie Gerval’s Renault Megane to stalk her
Dr Gerval had asked James, 58, to carry out some work on her home’s guttering
They embarked on a brief relationship which Dr Gerval ended in early 2022
James, from Orrell, admitted stalking Dr Gerval at Wigan Magistrates’ Court