children nationality birth_date residence term_end alma_mater state_senate profession state_house term_start spouse name predecessor birth_place party district successor religion article_title
michael , eric leavitt , david o. leavitt , matthew leavitt o. leavitt , dane leavitt , mark leavitt american august 27 , 1929 cedar city , utah december 31 , 1964 31 , 1992 december 31 , 1976 december branch agricultural college utah utah insurance executive utah january 1 , 1963 1 , 1989 january 1 , 1965 january anne okerlund leavitt dixie l. leavitt ivan m. matheson charles r. hunter kumen s. gardner st. george , utah republican 11th 11th , 29th 24th david l. watson ivan m. matheson j. harold mitchell lds church dixie l. leavitt

dixie l. leavitt

dixie l. leavitt -lrb- born august 27 , 1929 -rrb- 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 brokerage in the nation , and is the father of former utah governor mike leavitt .
