Money ‘A beacon of light’: Leon Levine, founder of Family Dollar stores, dies at 85 April 11, 2023April 11, 2023Saleen Martin, USA TODAYComments Off on ‘A beacon of light’: Leon Levine, founder of Family Dollar stores, dies at 85 Thomas Lawrence III, president of the Leon Levine Foundation, said Levine taught those who knew him that money isn't the only way to help others.