Opinion

Thank You For Allowing Me To Serve You

Dear Editor, As children growing up in St. Croix we were always told the same thing. During every motivational speech, every graduation and every important milestone, we were all told the same thing. At my sixth grade graduation from Ricardo Richards Elementary School, Senator Sydney Lee spoke to us kids. We all listened with very focused and intent eyes. This child, now an adult, soaked in his every word. The senator said, “You are the future of the Virgin Islands. Do your best. Get good grades. Get a good education. Then bring it back home to improve your island.” I remember at an even younger age, during fourth grade, Governor Cyril King told us the very same thing. Delta Dorsch, at my sister’s graduation from Central High School (1979), stood in the rain under an umbrella in the parking lot of the school and said, “You are the future. Go to college get an education and bring it back home.” At my Central High graduation, Governor Juan Luis said the same thing. I believed it. I belie...