Lourdes Limcaco Tolentino Percentie

Lourdes Limcaco Tolentino Percentie passed away on Saturday November 26, 2022, in Lake Worth, FL. She was born in Manila, Philippines on February 8, 1959. In 1970, she moved with her family from the Philippines to the Boston, Massachusetts area. She attended Duke and Northeastern Universities, furthered her education at George Washington and George Mason Universities, and received a master’s in management of Technology from MIT.

A longtime resident of Freeport, Bahamas, she is credited as being one of the IT pioneers on Grand Bahama when the Computer Service and Training computer school (CST) was opened. Most government officials, the Grand Bahama Port Authority, and private businesses on the island got their initial personal computer training at CST. Silently, Lourdes assisted and played a fundamental role in the operations of charities on Grand Bahama, especially the Northern Bahamas Council for Disability. After graduating from MIT, she continued her entrepreneurial career with a Japanese software localization startup Boston Investek.

In 2002, she was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease and a poor prognosis of survival. The disease resulted in her being severely disabled with limited movement. Despite the pain and suffering, Lourdes did her very best to maintain her obligations on Grand Bahama but was ultimately forced to relocate permanently back to the United States as treatment and medicines were inadequate or unavailable in the Bahamas. Being disabled, Lourdes dedicated the last several years assisting international charities, but her main charity was the Parkinson Foundation where efforts are being made to find a cure or treatment for Parkinson's Disease.

She will be remembered for her willingness to help others, her faith and optimism through adversity, and her tenacity and will.

She is survived by: Her husband, Leatendore. Her son, Ferdinand, and her daughter, Amelia. Her father, Dr. Felipe Tolentino. Her brothers, Philip, and Michael. Her sisters-in-law, Agnes, Karen, Nancy, Valerie, Karen, Juanita. Her Brothers-in-law, Humphrey, and Elvis. Numerous nieces and nephews. And many “adopted” children.

The viewing will be held on Friday December 9, 2022, from 5pm - 8pm at Heath Funeral Chapel and the funeral service on Saturday December 10, 2022, at 11am at Heath Funeral Chapel in Lakeland, FL.

The funeral services will be livestreamed for those unable to attend by going to www.heathfuneralchapel.com and clicking on her obituary at the scheduled time of service.