Mimi Levitt Obituary

Mimi Muray Levitt

1943-2025

Alta and Moab, UT-Michael (Mimi) Muray Levitt, long-time resident of Alta and Moab, UT, passed away on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at Sunrise at Holladay, Millcreek, UT. She had been a resident at Sunrise since August, 2024. She was 82 years old.

Born in New York City on June 7, 1943, she was the daughter of renowned photographer Nickolas Muray and Margaret (Peggy) Schwab Muray. She attended North Country School in Lake Placid, NY and graduated from Finch College in New York City with a Bachelor of Science degree in Early Childhood Education. In 1966, she moved to Alta, UT to work at the Alta Lodge and pursue her love of skiing. She held several positions at Alta Lodge, beginning with her first assignment as a front desk clerk ("deskie"), eventually becoming reservations manager and guest liaison. She was a member of the Alta Fire Department for several years and served on the Advisory Committee for Alta Community Enrichment (ACE). She helped establish the Ski Adventure Camp and Women's Ski Camps at the Alta Lodge.

She married Lodge owner William (Bill) Levitt on Dec. 17, 1982, in Salt Lake City. In 1980, Mimi's passion for Alta led her, along with Bill Levitt and attorney Pat Shea, to create the Alta Defense Fund, which a year later, turned into Friends of Alta. She became the organization's president, and helped develop programs focused on environmental education and preservation (Mimi Levitt).

As the daughter of a photographer, she became a photographer in her own right, photographing wildlife and landscapes in Alta and Moab, where she and Bill bought a second home. With her brother, Christopher Muray, she worked to preserve her father's photographic legacy by establishing and becoming president of the Nicholas Muray Photo Archives.

In her leisure time, she enjoyed skiing in Alta and pursued golfing, tennis, and horseback riding in Moab. She had a particular love of dogs and made a home for several rescue dogs over the years.

She is survived by three stepsons: John Levitt, San Francisco, CA; Bino Levitt (Marty Jones), Haiku, HI; Toby Levitt (Heather), Salt Lake City, UT; a stepdaughter, Cassie Dippo (Marcus), Salt Lake City, UT; a stepdaughter-in-law, Viki Levitt, Alameda, CA; two sisters-in-law, Pam Muray, Moab, UT, and Katherine Levitt, Savannah, GA; nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

In addition to her husband, who died in December, 2009, she was pre-deceased by her brother, Christopher Muray; her stepson, James Levitt; her brother-in-law, Robert Levitt; and her sister-in-law, Helen Levitt.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to Friends of Alta, PO Box 8162, Alta, UT 84092 (Donate | Friends of Alta | Alta) or North Country School, 4382 Cascade Rd., Lake Placid, NY 12946 (Donate to North Country School - Lake Placid, NY).

A memorial service is planned for Sunday, August 31, 2025, from 5 pm to 7 pm at Alta Lodge. We invite all who knew Mimi to join us in celebrating her life.