Alpha George Leonard

Alpha George Leonard was born on August 9, 1941 in St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands to the late Jessica George and James Isadore George. She passed away peacefully on July 14, 2025.
She attended Dober Elementary School and graduated from Charlotte Amalie High School on St. Thomas. After graduating high school in 1958 at the age of 16, Alpha moved to New York to attend Brooklyn College. She completed her Bachelor of Arts degree in Business at the formerly historically – Black college of Knoxville College, Tennessee. There she was an active member of her sorority, Zeta Phi Beta, Incorporated.
Alpha was a hardworking and driven woman who worked at several companies and government agencies including at the New York Stock Exchange with Merrill Lynch, the St. Thomas Board of Education, the St. Thomas Legislature for Senators Eric Dawson and Bingley Richardson, and the Virgin Islands housing authority. Her 30-year government career culminated with her retirement from the Virgin Island Water and Power Authority.
Alpha was a skillful cook and family entertainer/hostess. She prepared bountiful spreads for holidays or any given Sunday. Family and friends came for the fellowship and left with a full stomach. When she wasn't entertaining, Alpha was traveling the world. She visited countries and states on six of the seven continents. Her insight into other cultures and traditions, buffered her appreciation and gratitude for life itself.
She accepted Christ as her personal savior almost 50 years ago and her faith remained strong until the end. She was a member of the Shiloh Seven Day Adventist church in St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. She attended faithfully until she was unable to do so due to her health. She also attended LifeChurch Midwest City, OK.
Alpha is survived by her two children, Wilfred "Sputy" Smith and Janelle (Marlon) Robinson; three grandchildren, Justin (Kisha) Smith, Marquita Robinson, Mariah (Jalin) Johnson; one great grandchild, Jalin Johnson, Jr.; her siblings, Edwin George, Vivian Faulkner, Georgia George; and a host of cousins, nieces, nephews, and friends.