“Books, Brotherhood and Business” A Mindset of Achievement By Anthony John
T he Honorable Albert Bryan Jr. (Mu Xi 1987) was elected the ninth Governor of the United States Virgin Islands on Novem- ber 20, 2018. Albert Bryan Jr. is the eldest son born to Albert and Genevieve (Pilgrim) Bryan. He and his four brothers, lived with their parents in the historic St. Thomas neighborhood of Savan. "It was a situation of when you're poor, you never knew you were poor, but I used to run the streets bare- footed with all of my friends," said Governor Bryan.
"My cousin (Athniel "Addie" Callistus Ottley, known as the "Voice of the Vir- gin Islands") was appointed Lt. Gov- ernor of the Virgin Islands. He used to come over every Saturday. He and my parents would talk in the kitchen. I must have been five or six years old when I started listening to them when they were talking about politics. I think it's at that point when I decided that I had to be a part of this discussion. It was my first inkling into politics." When Governor Bryan was a teenager, Mr. Bryan, Sr. moved the family to St. Croix where he was offered a better career opportunity that led to the abil- ity of Bryan, Jr. to go to college.
But a recurring meeting impacted his trajectory.
"I was one of five boys in that household. So, you can imagine
The Honorable Albert Bryan Jr.
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