Lorraine Berry

Lorraine Berry (November 15, 1949 – July 19, 2010) was a 12-term senator and 2-term Senate President of the United States Virgin Islands Legislature of the Virgin Islands.

Personal life Lorraine Berry was born on November 15, 1949, on the island of Saint Thomas. She attended Sts. Peter & Paul School and the University of the Virgin Islands.

She was an active part of the local French community for many years, for which she was awarded the Ordre national du Mérite.

She died of colon cancer on July 19, 2010, at the Schneider Medical Center in Charlotte Amalie.

She joined the Legislature as a Democrat following the 1982 election and retired in 2007.

Her achievements include earmarking fundings for the Charlotte Kimelman Cancer Institute and the Virgin Islands Cardiac Center and spearheading legislation to allow government employees to donate their sick leave hours to their colleagues.

Legacy The Lorraine L. Berry Legislative Annex was named in her honor in 2013.

Personal life Berry was married with two children.