Genealogy Report: Descendants of Neil Allistaire McLeod
Descendants of Neil Allistaire McLeod
1.NEIL ALLISTAIRE4 MCLEOD(LIONEL IVANHOE3, GERVAISE SLYVESTER2, JOHN1MARTIN-MCLEOD) was born August 24, 1958 in Linstead, St. Catherine, Jamaica West Indies.He married (1) SIMONE ANNETTE MCDOUGALL May 27, 1978 in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, Jamaica West Indies, daughter of SHIRLEY HIBBERT.He met (2) YVONNE GUERRERO Abt. 1982 in Miami, Florida, United States.He married (3) JACQUELINE MARIA FORBES October 10, 1998 in Miami, Florida, United States, daughter of AINSLEY FORBES and RUBY WALLEN.
Notes for NEIL ALLISTAIRE MCLEOD:
Neil Alistaire McLeod was born at the Linstead General Hospital in St. Catherine, Jamaica to Lionel and Gloria McLeod. The third of eight children born to Lionel and the first of six for Gloria, Neil started his elementary education at Retreat Primary School and completed it at Ocho Rios Primary. After primary school he attended Calabar High School but resented going to an all-boys school. He would often be heard telling his mother that going to an all-boys school deprived him of appropriate social development. Nearing graduation from Calabar, Neil volunteered for the National Youth Service Programme (NYS) and after graduation, he served as an Assistant Field Officer in NYS. This job took Neil over most of the southwest portions of the parish of St. Ann, overseeing the welfare and well-being of other volunteers in the National Youth Service Programme. While working as a volunteer in NYC, Neil attended Brown's Town Community College (BTCC), preparing to sit the 'A' Level examinations.He soon tired of school, feeling that it was taking way from his ability to effective serve in the NYS. Neil dropped out of BTCC and after later becoming disenchanted with the NYC; he dropped out of that as well.
Neil migrated to the United States in 1979 and attended Miami-Dade College and Barry University. He graduated from Barry University with a Bachelor's Degree in Management Information Systems and currently works for the IBM Corporation as a Project Manager (PM). Neil's role as a PM, takes him across the USA where he oversees the deployment of computer systems, procedures and processes. Neil is certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP), and is a member of the Project Management Institute.
Neil currently serves on the board of the Kiwanis Club of Pinecrest/Palmetto Bay (Miami, Florida). He is a charter member and former vice-president of this internationally recognized charity organization. Neil was also a charter member of the Kiwanis Club of Kendall/South-Dade where he served a vice-president and also, as chairman of the Community Services committee. He served as a volunteer with the Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Greater Miami organization and counts his time there among his most treasured memories.
Neil loves music and considers himself a fan of Third World, Bob Marley, U2, Lisa Stanfield, Peter Tosh, Bunny Wailer, Burning Spear, Miles Davis, Mary J. Blige, R. Kelly, John Coltrane, Culture, Rod Stewart, Dennis Brown, Al Green, Freddie McGregor, Arrested Development, Queen Latifah, Morgan Heritage, BB King and John Lennon.
Neil enjoys reading, live theater, fishing, golf, track and field, American football and soccer. He is the founder and past president of the Golden Youths United Soccer club. Neil also loves to travel and has had the pleasure of visiting countries like Bahamas, Barbados, Botswana, Brazil, Canada, Cayman Islands, Japan, England, Spain, Mexico, Puerto Rico, South Africa and Zimbabwe. He has toured historic places like the "Christ the Redeemer" statue (Brazil), Goree Islands (Senegal), Grand Canyon (USA), Niagara Falls (Canada), Ruby Falls (USA), the "Shrine of Our Lady of Montserrat" (Spain) and Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe). Neil has been on a safari in Botswana and golfed in Jamaica.
Neil counts Mahatma Gandhi, Malcolm X, Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King and Marcus Garvey as the people he admires the most.
Neil has four daughters (Tara, Tamara, Juliet and Sydnie). He currently has five grandchildren (Lionel, Nicole, Leshlianny, Nina and Gabriella).
Children of NEIL MCLEOD and SIMONE MCDOUGALL are:
i. | TARA-SIMONE RUSHAYNE5 MCLEOD, b. October 13, 1978, Ocho Rios, St. Ann, Jamaica West Indies. | ||
2. | ii. | TAMARA RACQUEL MCLEOD, b. May 07, 1982, Miami, Florida, United States. |
Child of NEIL MCLEOD and YVONNE GUERRERO is:
3. | iii. | JULIET5 MCLEOD, b. May 19, 1982, Bayamon, Puerto Rico. |
Child of NEIL MCLEOD and JACQUELINE FORBES is:
iv. | SYDNIE ALEXIS5 MCLEOD, b. February 02, 2000, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, United States. |