About Us

 

Joseph A. Gomez, affectionately known as “Josie,” was born, raised and educated in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. He was employed at the Public Works Department (PWD) for 35 years before entering the political arena. He served with distinction as Chairman of the Municipal Council of St. Thomas and St. John. He later served as a member of the First through Fourth Legislatures of the Virgin Islands; 16 years of service. After he resigned from the political field, he returned to the Public Works Department (PWD) as a consultant for the Department.

 

While in office, Senator Gomez represented the Islands as a member of the delegation to Washington on Organic Act matters. He was also chairman of the council for two terms, in 1952 and in 1954. During his tenure as a legislator, he sponsored many legislative bills designed to improve the general welfare of the people of the Virgin Islands, including appropriation measures for the construction of schools and the employment of additional teachers for the education of the youth.

He served on many committees such as the Finance Committee, the Public Works Committee, the Organic Act Committee, of which he was secretary and the Judiciary Committee.

In his honor, the public school, unofficially known as “Tutu Elementary School,” located at Estate Tutu on St. Thomas, was designated the Joseph A. Gomez School by Act No. 2658; approved by the Eight Legislature on March 6, 1970.