Leon Andrew Brumfield was born February 6, 1968, in Fort Worth, Texas, to the proud parents Rev. J. W. and Dorothy Brumfield. Leon is the fourth of five children. Throughout grade school, Leon excelled. In the fifth grade, he won the prestigious Daughters of the American Revolution award. He was the first African American to win the award in school history. In the seventh grade at Dunbar Middle School, Leon won the school's spelling bee and finished seventh in the state spelling bee. Leon was voted by his peers as the Most Outstanding Boy of the Year in the eighth grade. Leon went on to attend Dunbar High School. He played varsity tennis for two years and was also the Math and Computer Science Club's president. Leon continued to excel by finishing fourth out of 252 graduating seniors. Leon received a full five-year academic scholarship to Texas A&M University. He majored in electrical engineering and completed the requirements to receive his bachelor of science degree in May 1991. Throughout Leon's college days, he interned through INROADS with TU Electric Company. Leon also pledged Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity in his freshmen year. Leon accepted the call to the gospel ministry and preached his first sermon at St. Matthews Baptist Church in February 1991, in College Station, Texas, where Rev. M. O. Cooper is the pastor and his second father in ministry. After graduation, Leon accepted a position of engineer with TU Electric. Leon worked for four years at TU and went on to work for two years with Siemens ElectroCom Automation. In 1992, Leon attended Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and put hours toward a master of divinity degree with a biblical languages track. In 1997, Leon joined the FedEx team. Leon has now been with FedEx for eighteen years and is currently a technical advisor. In addition, that year Leon joined Mount Horum Baptist Church, Fort Worth, Texas, under the tutelage of Dr. F. S. Moody Sr., where he has served since 1997. Leon was ordained to preach the gospel in August 1999, at Mount Horum. He graduated from the University of Phoenix with master of business administration in April 2011, with a GPA of 3.7. Some of Leon's accolades are that he was recognized by Biltmore Who's Who Among Outstanding Executives and Professionals 2011; he has worked with youth in various capacities, such as youth minister, adopt-a-school tutor, National Engineers Week speaker, and INROADS mentor; he has written and produced four CDs; he has faithfully served as secretary of the Fort Worth Eastside Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance; he has published poetry and been recognized by the International Society of Poetry as a renowned poet; and he is a member of the Prince Hall Free and Accepted Masons. However, most of all, Leon is a servant of the Most High God and a devout follower of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
