Leticia "Lety" Lucero

Leticia "Lety" Lucero, 71, of Beebe, Arkansas, was born December 15, 1938, in Manila, Philippines and she went to be with the Lord Tuesday, September 28, 2010. Lety owned and operated the Bangkok House in Beebe for over ten years. She was instrumental in helping her daughter, Yolly, start her own restaurant, Chopsticks, which is now called Chopsticks International Center. She also helped her son, Sermsak, start his own restaurant, the Lotus Blossom. She was a lifetime learner with a huge heart. Her favorite activities that her loved ones remember her enjoying were gardening, playing the piano, singing karaoke, and playing Scrabble. She was always giving back to everyone in need no matter the cost to her. With big dreams, she learned cooking, baking, and cake decoration. With her final dream, she was involved with ballroom dancing at Fred Astaire. She attended Tom Chandler's School of Interior Design and became life long friends with Tom and his associates. Lety made many friends over the years in the restaurant business and will be missed greatly by her family and lifelong friends. She is survived by her mother, Felicisima Castro of Beebe; one brother, Guillermo Villegas of Beebe; three sisters, Emma Lucero of Beebe, Edith Thompson of Jacksonville and Corozon Vilisan of Jacksonville; special companion Rodney Winton; daughter, Yolly Seedtibood and son-in-law Tic of Jacksonville; three sons, Sermsak Seeboonruang and daughter-in-law Busaba of Stuttgart, Lertsak Seeboonruang of Las Vegas, Nevada and Saklert Seeboonruang and daughter-in-law Sopa of Thailand; and six grandchildren. Family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Monday at Westbrook Funeral Home, Beebe. Funeral will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 5, 2010, at St. Patrick Catholic Church, North Little Rock, with burial in Meadowbrook Memorial Gardens.