Political Quotes

“the Virgin Islands has lost one of its great creative and cultural visionaries with the passing of Gerville Rene Larson. Everyone knows Gerville was more than an architect. He was a steward of our history and an artist of our identity. His work captured the spirit of these islands, ensuring that the stories of our people and the beauty of our heritage were preserved for generations to come. After earning his degree in architecture from Cornell, Gerville returned home to his beloved St. Croix, choosing to live in his grandparents' home in the heart of Times Square, in downtown Christiansted. From there, he poured his heart into our community, using his immense talent to collaborate with both public and private sectors on projects dedicated to historic architectural preservation. Through his firm, Taller Larjas, LLC, he designed with reverence for our past and vision for our future. I was blessed to know Gerville, not only as a respected colleague on boards and an admired fellow Hillsider descendent, but as my neighbor and my friend. Our best talks were as we were cleaning the respective streets we lived on, meeting up, hailing each other as neighbors, and then going into a deep discussion about the beauty of Christiansted and the history of the free enslaved people who lived in the hills of Christiansted and what that heritage meant to each one of us. Gerville's belief that architecture is a vessel for culture and memory continues to guide us.”