Hatian-American Frantz Pierre, a former North Miami Seaside metropolis commissioner, died final week after struggling a cardiac occasion, his spouse of 35-years, Marie, confirmed Friday to Miami Herald. He was 58.
The oldest of 9 youngsters, Pierre was born and raised in Arcahaie, Haiti, the place accomplished his elementary and secondary schooling earlier than immigrating to america in 1995.
Like most younger immigrants, he labored a number of odd jobs whereas attending faculty. He earned two associates of arts levels and a bachelor’s diploma in arithmetic schooling from Miami Dade School. He additionally earned a grasp’s diploma in arithmetic schooling from NOVA Southeastern College Fisher College of Schooling.
For over a decade, Pierre was a arithmetic instructor at Miami-Dade County Public Faculties (MDCPS), the fourth largest faculty system within the nation. He additionally labored as an adjunct professor of arithmetic at Miami Dade School.
Pierre’s father Jacques-Joseph Pierre was a choose in Haiti, which impressed his curiosity in politics, household stated. Pierre was elected to the North Miami Seaside Fee, then often called a council, in 2007. Previous to that he served on the North Miami Seaside Civil Service board.
He was appointed by North Miami Metropolis Council in January of this yr to function the Councilman of District 4.
Pierre leaves behind his spouse and their six youngsters, Karry Joseph Pierre, 38; Keren Pierre, 26; Lynn-Iris Pierre, 25; Gregory Pierre, 23; Patricia Pierre, 22; and Jayden Pierre, 16.
Authorized troubles
Pierre was suspended from the North Miami Seaside Metropolis Fee in July 2018 after being arrested in a scheme involving taxpayer cash, a charity, and a strip membership.
It was alleged that Pierre had been accepting bribes from strip membership proprietor Dean Tyler of Dean’s Gold in return for voting in favor of giving the membership an prolonged liquor license.
Pierre pleaded responsible to seven felony counts of cash laundering, one rely of bribery, one rely of illegal compensation for official conduct, one rely of organized scheme to defraud, and one rely of grand theft. He was ordered to serve two years of home arrest adopted by 4 years of probation, in keeping with a plea settlement.
