Hurricane Rita, Cameron Parish, Louisiana
The Cameron Parish Pilot, Cameron, La
Submitted by Kathy Tell
Date 25 Jan 2006

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Where are they now?
Report on the evacuees

By NELL COLLIGAN 
Page 3, The Cameron Parish Pilot, Cameron, La., January 19, 2006

MARGARITA FREDERICK
Our old friend, Oscar Garcia called to tell me his mother, Margarita Frederick is with her
son, Carlos, in San Antonio. She is doing well and has no plans to rebuild in Cameron.
Margarita misses all of the friends she had in Cameron: through her church, her beauty shop,
and from her association with the Cameron Volunteer Fire Department.
Her late husband, Ray, was a volunteer fire fighter for many years, and Margarita was always
at his side for their functions.
Margarita went way beyond the call of duty for my mother-in-law, Gertrude Colligan, when she
was living. She came to Old Mamma’s house to perm her hair whenever the need arose, ever so
gracious and with a smile. We will always remember her kindness. My guess is that she did that
for other home-bound senior citizens who were her customers through the years. I don’t know
any other place on earth that a beautician would do that except a little town like Cameron.
Oscar moved to Sulphur about seven years ago, but says he is still “a Tarpon in my heart.” He
reads the Cameron Pilot online every week to keep up with his old friends.

SUE BURAS
Edward Peterson called to give us news of Mrs. Sue Buras. When Mrs. Buras initially evacuated
before Rita, she went to her granddaughter’s home in Ft. Worth. Now she is living with her
daughter, Joyce Holcombre, in Sterling, Michigan.
Her house in Cameron sustained a lot of wind and water damage. She plans to give the go-ahead
to demolish it. At 84, she is not able to return and rebuild. She would love to hear from her
old friends in Cameron. 

BETTY SAVOY
I did succeed in locating Betty Savoy. She is living in Grand Lake with her daughter Kathy and
Giz Guilbeau. Betty has been hospitalized at St. Patrick’s Hospital this week, diagnosed with
pneumonia. In addition to treating her pneumonia, the physical therapists are putting her
through her paces. She celebrated her birthday Jan. 19, but a late card is always as welcome
as one on time. She may be in the hospital a little longer. 

COLUMN TO BE ON WEB Kathy Tell, the volunteer Cameron Parish Archives File Manager has asked
permission to post the “Where Are They Now?” columns on their web site. They would post it on
a special “Hurricane Rita Remembered” page, minus the personal addresses, e-mail addresses,
and phone numbers. I asked Jerry Wise what he thought about this idea, and he said it would be
a valuable way for people around the country to find out about Cameron Parish evacuees.
Naturally, I gave the goahead. We will put something in the column about this listing after it
goes into effect and where to find it on the Internet.

DOXEY HOUSE
Mike McCall sent me a good picture of the Doxey House which I forwarded on to Kathy Tell. It
shows some outside damage, but it is hard to tell what the inside looks like. Maybe someone
else could tell us more.
It was interesting to see that the boards on the left hand side of Doxey House (that were
exposed after the exterior horizontal siding was blown away) are nailed at a 45 degree angle.
I’ve been told that’s what held those old houses together.


Pease send your news to: 302 Trailwood Lane; Lafayette, La. 70508. Phone: 337 - 988 - 5395 .
nnadc67@aol.com  NELL COLLIGAN 


The CAMERON PARISH PILOT- Weekly Publication
Jerry and Joy Wise, P.O. Drawer 1486, Cameron,La. 70631-8998