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By\u00a0MADDIE DEBILZAN<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0mdebilzan@pioneerpress.com<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0DEANNA WENIGER<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0dweniger@pioneerpress.com<\/a>\u00a0|November 23, 2018 at 5:00 am<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tiger moms aren\u2019t just for first-world countries.ADVERTISING<\/p>

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Inger Jarvis, the daughter of a sugar plantation worker, had few resources and little support growing up on the Caribbean island of Antigua.<\/p>

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Her life had been laid out before her like everyone else\u2019s in the village.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You grow up and get married. The man works on the sugar plantation and the woman raises the children.<\/p>

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One night, she heard her father, who had never gone to school, announce that he would break the cycle for the next generation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy father said, \u2018My first son is supposed to become a carpenter and my first daughter is going to become a teacher,\u2019 \u201d she said. \u201cThat was unheard of. What my father said, it came to pass. That gave me hope.\u201dADVERTISING<\/p>

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So, when Jarvis found herself stuck in the village cycle \u2014 a high school dropout working odd jobs and looking for a husband \u2014 she took a cue from her father and set herself a goal.<\/p>

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\u201cI said, \u2018When I become an adult and have children, I want them to go to college,\u2019 \u201d she said, speaking from her home in Titusville, Fla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It would take the heart of a tiger mom \u2014 raising her kids with strict rules, tough love and discipline \u2014 to reach her goal, but she was determined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a result, all eight finished high school, completed bachelor\u2019s degrees and went on to get master\u2019s degrees. Three of them live and work in the Twin Cities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ABOVE AND BEYOND<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Meet Marcus Jarvis, Delacy Thomas and Erbayne Jarvis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Four Jarvis children stand with their parents in the Minnesota State Capitol. Front row from left,: Delacy, Inger and Edward. Back row: Marcus, Fitzpatrick and Erbayne. (Courtesy of the Jarvis family)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

These are the three children of Inger and Edward Jarvis who work as lawyers in the Twin Cities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marcus, 58, lives in Apple Valley. He\u2019s the first born in the family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He owns Marcus-Jarvis Law Limited in Minneapolis, an immigration and criminal defense law firm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He didn\u2019t start out in law. In fact, he graduated with a degree in aircraft electronics. That led him to Northwest Airlines, which led him to Minnesota.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Northwest started having financial difficulties before it was absorbed by Delta Airlines, Marcus found himself laid off and unsure of where to go next, so he went back to school and became a lawyer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Delacy Thomas, 54, lives in Woodbury. She\u2019s the fourth born in the family. She works as an attorney with Marcus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She, too, started on a different path, getting a degree in chemistry. She was hired by 3M, which moved her to Minnesota. When she was laid off from her job, she followed Marcus\u2019 example and went back to school to become a lawyer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Erbayne Jarvis, 57, lives in Cottage Grove. He works as a human services attorney for the state of Minnesota.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He is the second born in the family and the only one that got to go to a prestigious Catholic school in Antigua.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He got his degree in computer information science. A job with Burlington Northern Railroad moved him to Minnesota, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When he was laid off from his job, he followed his siblings\u2019 example and went back to school to become a lawyer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All three credit their parents with starting them on their paths to success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEducation was a top priority for her,\u201d Delacy said of her mother. In Antigua, textbooks had to stay at the school, but without them, Inger wouldn\u2019t know what they were studying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe went out and bought us our own textbooks, anything to help us get our education and that extra edge,\u201d Delacy said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marcus agreed, explaining how his mom had a knack for teaching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI would say she had a formula for everybody,\u201d he said. \u201cShe was able to identify your unique needs and find something that worked for you.\u201d He struggled with reading. Inger figured out where he was having trouble and devised a plan to help him get better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The rest of the siblings live in Florida and Tennessee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Condace, 55, became a dietitian. Fitzpatrick, 53, became a lawyer. Kingsley, 51, is an engineer with Boeing. Lois, 47, works for the Florida Highway Patrol, and Kathlene, 41, is the administrator of a public school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LASTING LEGACY<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Inger Jarvis describes her children as her \u201clasting legacy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Jarvis family met in Florida in 2017 to celebrate their parents\u2018 80th birthdays. Front row: Condace, Delacy, Inger, Edward, Lois and Kathlene. Back row: Kingsley, Erbayne, Fitzpatrick and Marcus. (Courtesy of the Jarvis family)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSome people think it\u2019s in money,\u201d she said. \u201cFor me, it was my children.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inger Jarvis always wanted to be a teacher. She was the second girl and the fourth child. Her father had made pronouncements only about his first and second children, so Jarvis latched on to his teacher idea for her older sister and made it her own hope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her father died before seeing his children accomplish those goals. Inger was 16, and suddenly the family of nine was without its sole provider.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy mom said no more school for me,\u201d she said. \u201cOur father had just died. What do you do? I was mad. I washed and cooked and got a job. I was tempted to run away, but I didn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When she was 21, she met Edward, 22. They had grown up in the same village and decided to get married.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inger was overjoyed, and happy to be out from under the responsibilities of her family. But it wasn\u2019t long before she had plenty of new responsibilities. She and Edward had nine children; one of them died at 11 months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inger, who described herself as \u201cmore intelligent\u201d than her siblings, felt her ambitions sliding back into the village cycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She was frustrated by it at first, but eventually saw it as the opportunity she needed to help her kids get to the next level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf I had worked outside the home, life would not have been as happy for us,\u201d she said. \u201cI can look back and see that is what God wanted for me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A TEACHER AT HOME<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

She figured if she couldn\u2019t teach other children, she would be a teacher for her kids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When the children came home for their hourlong lunch break from school, Inger made them study and would check their work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She never took \u201cI don\u2019t know\u201d for an answer. And when the kids complained or pushed back, she buckled down and would not budge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They studied again after school and Inger learned right along with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Erbayne came home from the Catholic school, she had the children sit around the dinner table and told Erbayne to teach them everything he had learned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Often, it was just a matter of being consistent. In her village, children attended school sporadically, being kept home, as she was, if there was work to be done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was my determination to make my children go to school every day,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MOVING TO AMERICA<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Edward\u2019s family had moved to Florida and in 1982 an invitation was extended to the Jarvis family to join them. They accepted and all 10 family members became U.S. citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inger knew the transition would be difficult, but she saw it as another opportunity to help her children succeed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur main reason to go was for our children to go to college,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Edward worked in construction and Inger worked at a hotel. Together, they put their kids through college. Eventually, at age 51, Inger got her own high school diploma plus a full-ride scholarship that got her a two-year degree in general studies. She was offered a part-time teaching job at the community college she attended, but she turned it down because she had become a full-time baker at a supermarket and was receiving good pay and benefits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, at age 80, Inger and Edward live alone in their home in Florida. Their kids are gone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey never returned. We drove them away,\u201d she half-jokes, the tiger mom rearing up momentarily. \u201cWe had to give them wings,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They spend their retirement visiting their legacy: 20 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MOTHERLY ADVICE<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

She has some advice for young mothers: \u201cPut everything aside and concentrate on the children. You don\u2019t have to have nice things, rather, invest in your children. Don\u2019t wait on the teachers to do everything. Also, teach the children to be respectful and thankful.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this Thanksgiving season, the Jarvis children are thankful for the sacrifices of their parents and grandparents that eventually broke them out of the village cycle for good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt sounds kind of selfish, but I was glad she stayed at home to make sure we were fed, kept clean and did our homework,\u201d Marcus said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And they credit their father for teaching them the value of family, giving back and being humble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, in their second careers, they are following his advice, too. Marcus and Delacy work out of a tiny office in Brooklyn Park, helping immigrants who were once like them, with their legal issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey always stressed giving back to the community,\u201d Marcus said. \u201cAnd that is what we do.\u201d<\/p>\n

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