Background
Schneider, Roy Lester was born on May 13, 1939 in St. Thomas, VI. Son of Aluvis and Winifred Schneider.
Schneider, Roy Lester was born on May 13, 1939 in St. Thomas, VI. Son of Aluvis and Winifred Schneider.
Bachelor of Science, Howard University. Doctor of Medicine, Howard University, 1965. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Howard University.
Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Morehouse School Medicine.
He was the fifth elected governor of that territory and the 26th overall. He served in the United States. Army from 1966 to 1968 during the Vietnam War. In Vietnam, he was a medical advisor and surgeon from 1967 to 1968.
After returning to civilian life, Schneider became a physician in his native Virgin Islands.
He served as the United States. Virgin Islands" Commissioner of Health from 1977 to 1987. In 1994, he was elected to the governorship.
In 1999, he was defeated for re-election by Democrat Charles Wesley Turnbull. Schneider is the namesake of the Roy Lester Schneider Hospital on Saint Thomas.
Fellow: American College Surgeons. Member: Alpha Phi Alpha.
Married Barbara Watson. Children: Mark, Roy Junior, Suzanne.