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Remembering Sen. George Goodwin: He Sued Melvin Evans and Won Right For Immigrant Children to Attend Public Schools

Former businessman, cricket enthusiast, and legislator George Goodwin was emblematic of the contribution immigrants from other Caribbean islands have made in building the history of the U.S. Virgin Islands. Following his death earlier this week, current and former lawmakers have hailed Goodwin as a community stalwart and beloved leader. Born in Antigua in 1941, Mr. Goodwin moved to the Virgin Islands in the wave of immigration from elsewhere in the Caribbean, earning his associate’s degree in Hotel Management from the College of the Virgin Islands in 1968. He then continued his education in management, adding qualifications in accounting and insurance from Monmouth and George Washington universities.  Returning to the Virgin Islands, Goodwin first worked for the government as an accountant in the Departments of Finance and Labor before becoming the director of CETA - the Comprehensive Employment and Training Administration and Business Administration. Eventually, he moved into the po...