Leslie Jarvis
Leslie Jarvis died on May 16, 2017, in his home in St. Louis Missouri. He was cared for by his wife, Patricia Lefor-Jarvis and by St. Luke’s Hospice. Professor Jarvis was retired from his teaching position at Empire State College, a division of the State University of New York. He taught at the college’s locations on Long Island and in Albany. Professor Jarvis earned a bachelor’s degree from Mankato State University, a master’s from the University of Wisconsin – Madison, and a doctorate in econometrics from the New School of Social Research. He is survived by his wife; by his sister, Joy Profitt and her husband, Walter, and his nephews Oliver and Alister Profitt, all of whom live in Georgetown, Guyana; his brother, Stephen Jarvis and his wife Ansie, residents of Fyrish, Guyana; and by his son, Tony Jarvis and his wife Sandra Spannan, and his granddaughters, Fiona and Kaya, all of whom live in New York, New York. His body was cremated and his remains returned to Guyana where he was born. He will be missed by all of us who loved him.
I was privileged to know Dr. Jarvis While I was a student at SUNY Old Westbury in the early 1980’s. I will always remember him as a man who would give his time freely to all who wished to learn. I feel the world has lost a great soul. My condolences to his family.
-Bill Griffin-
I am happy to have had the privilege of knowing Leslie for many years. He was a wonderful scholar, colleague and friend. He was someone I could always go to for advice, information, guidance, sanity. I miss him very much.
Professor Jarvis helped graduate from SUNY old west bury 1983. He was extremely helpful in my business career and in life.
I was honored to be taught by professor Jarvis in 2001 during my time at Empire State College in Albany NY. He will be missed, he was very knowledgeable, sincere and thoughtful.
Professor Jarvis was my teacher and mentor at Empire State College Graduate Program 1990. Go Mets! RIP my friend.
I just found out. He was my mentor at Empire State and Old Westbury- he helped me strive to be a better me! May he rest in peace!
During my time at Suny College at Old Westbury, I had the privilege of being a student of his. With the remarkable ability to transform a mundane Statistics course into something captivating, he became my favorite teacher throughout my college years. Despite my efforts to locate him online after graduation, I was unsuccessful until stumbling upon his obituary. I deeply miss the warmth of his smile and the joy in his laughter. He will forever hold a place in my memory as one of the kindest and brightest individuals I’ve had the privilege of knowing.