Gabriel LeBlanc was born on Dominica, where he attended the St. Mary’s Academy. While still a teenager, he immigrated to England and arrived in the United States two years later and joined the United States Army, during the Vietnam era. After completing military training, he was sent to Germany for the duration of his service obligation. When he returned to the U. S., he went to school to become an accountant and then returned to the army. He is now retired and lives in Florida with his wife, Ramona