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Alfred Desroches was a poor Haitian migrant. He raised 4 kids. Reginald, president of Rice University. Lionel, a doctor. Magalie, NYC Deputy Commissioner. Pascal, AT&T CFO and Federal Reserve director

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Alfred Desroches was a poor Haitian migrant. He raised 4 kids. Reginald, president of Rice University. Lionel, a doctor. Magalie, NYC Deputy Commissioner. Pascal, AT&T CFO and Federal Reserve director

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The quiet Black immigrant father behind one of America's most accomplished families
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Like many Black men of his generation, Jean Alfred DesRoches didn’t talk much about his early life, likely because “the memories weren’t great for him.”

This is real by the way.

https://profiles.rice.edu/faculty/reginald-desroches

https://nyulangone.org/doctors/1003928987/lionel-e-desroches

https://www.linkedin.com/in/magalie-desroches-austin-esq-she-her-8b9b0194/

https://about.att.com/story/2026/desroches-deutsche-bank-conference.html

https://www.dallasfed.org/people/fed/bod/desroches

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