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Dixie L. Leavitt (born August 27, 1929) is an American entrepreneur and state legislator who served as a Republican member of the Utah State House of Representatives and Senate from 1963 to 1976, and from 1989 to 1992 from Utah's 24th house district and 11th and 29th senate districts. He is the founder of the Leavitt Group, one of the largest independent insurance brokerages in the nation, and is the father of former Utah governor Mike Leavitt. == Early life and family == Dixie L. Leavitt was born in St. George, Utah, and raised in the town of Bunkerville, in the state of Nevada.〔(Hard Work? Just Leave It to Dixie. )〕 He attended Virgin Valley High School, where he served as student body president and was an all-state basketball player.〔(Hard Work? Just Leave It to Dixie. ).〕 After high school, Dixie went to Branch Agricultural College (BAC) in Cedar City, Utah, where he was yearbook editor and student body president, and became the institution’s first student to letter all four years in both football and track.〔(Southern Utah University Profile of Dixie Leavitt ), PDF Document.〕 He married Anne Okerlund in 1950. Dixie and his wife Ann reared a family of six sons. * Michael O. Leavitt: Former Secretary of Health and Human Services, Administrator of the EPA and governor of Utah. * Dane Leavitt * Mark Leavitt * Eric Leavitt * David O. Leavitt: former Juab County Attorney * Matthew Leavitt Several of the Leavitt sons followed their father in the family insurance business. Dixie Leavitt is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dixie L. Leavitt」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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