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Edouard Thomas de Lagarde, affectionally known as “Eddie”, was born at Freedman’s
Hospital in Washington, DC, on the campus of Howard University on June 21, 1945. His
family moved to the shores of St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands in August 1951. It was
there that he was reared, educated, and nurtured. Eddie pursued higher education with
determination, earning a Bachelor of Arts from West Virginia State University and a
Master of Arts in Education from Atlanta University.