Leslie Theodore Seaton was born in Bethel Town, Jamaica, West Indies to Adolphus Alexander and Eva Adina Seaton. He received his education at Bethel Town All Age School, Calabar Theological Seminary, The University of the West Indies, Phillips University, and Teachers College, Columbia University (M.Ed., Ed.D.).
Rev. Dr. Seaton served as a minister of religion for several denominations including Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), the Presbyterian Church, and the Reformed Church in America. He taught at Jamaica College and Mico Teachers’ College where he was the College Representative to the University of the West Indies on the Committee on Religious Education. In the United States, he taught at the Long Island University where he was Associate Professor of History and Education. He is the author of A Tree Planted by Streams of Water (An Autobiography); Faith Beyond Borders: A Study of the Living Religions of the World; Lamp to My Feet, Light to My Path (A Study of God’s Word); Lord, Teach us to Pray; The History of Higher Education in the Reformed Church in America and Worship for Schools and Colleges.
He is survived by wife, Harveybelle; children, Wayne, Alison and Douglas; grandchildren Darien, Alexa, Bailey and Douglas, II; a sister, Sybil; daughters-in-law, Michelle and Tracy; and many other beloved close relatives.
A memorial service celebrating the life and ministry of The Rev. Dr. Leslie T. Seaton will be held at Sunlight Community Church, 477 SW Cashmere Boulevard, Port St. Lucie, FL on Saturday, June 25 at 11:00 a.m.
In lieu of flowers the family asks that donations be sent to the American Heart Association or the American Cancer Society in honor of the deceased.
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