With profound sorrow and a deep sense of loss, the family of Karl R. Percell, Esq., 66, announces his sudden passing on Sunday, January 26, 2025, on St. Thomas.
Attorney Percell was a well-known and respected legal practitioner with more than forty years of experience in the public and private sectors of the U.S. Virgin Islands. He was renowned for his expertise in administrative and corporate law, real estate, probate, and wills, trusts and estate planning, and he was the president of Percell Legal Group, P.C. He shared his legal skills with his community by giving countless hours to LSSVI-Ebenezer Gardens Apartments (a non-profit independent living senior community where he chaired the board and sponsored the Christmas party); Legal Services of the Virgin Islands, Inc.; AARP Virgin Islands Chapter; the St. Thomas-St. John Friends of Denmark, Inc.; and the St. Thomas Committee of the Virgin Islands Coastal Zone Management Commission. He also knew how to enjoy himself. He partied with the Gypsy Carnival Troupe, travelled extensively with family and friends, and appreciated fine food and wine. He liked to laugh and had no qualms with being the brunt of the joke.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Alphonso (A/K/A Alfonso) and Eselyn (A/K/A Eseline) Elmira Percell, and special cousin, Milton A. “Bull” Frett. Attorney Percell is survived by his wife of more than 37 years and best friend, Carolyn P. Hermon-Percell; his three beloved children, Karl R. Percell, II, P.E., Tyler M. Percell, and Alexa J. Percell; and his absolute joy, his granddaughter, Kameryn G. Percell.
Other survivors include his siblings, Sandra, Rodney, Diana, Neal, and Jerry Percell; his in-laws, Kenneth and Alma Hermon, Beverly Hermon Wallace and Dave Wallace, Kenneth Jr. And Lisette Hermon, and Thelma (Rodney) Percell; and by other family members and special friends too numerous to mention.
The celebration of the life of Karl R. Percell, Esq. will be held on Friday, February 28, 2025, at the Lutheran Church of the Reformation, Anna’s Retreat, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, beginning at 9:00 A.M. (there will be no viewing), with internment at Coki Point Cemetery.
Tributes may be sent to krptributes@gmail.com until February 24, 2025. The family requests that, in lieu of flowers, donations be made in memory of Karl R. Percell, Esq. to Ebenezer Gardens Apartments, C/O LSSVI, 516B Hospital Street, Frederiksted, St. Croix, VI 00840-3824 (or via www.lssvi.org/donate).
Professional services have been entrusted to Turnbull’s Funeral Home.
