Janice DeCorte Smith, Hurricane Katrina Victim
Submitted By: 		Angela Arbon May 2006
Source:			Sun Herald Biloxi Mississippi 12-15-2005

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Janice DeCorte Smith, Pass Christian, loved reading and being in the
kitchen. These two loves combined into an extensive cookbook collection that
her son, Jeremy Smith, said was one of her prized possessions. Despite the
impressive array of options, one of the simplest dishes was her favorite,
Jeremy said.  "Meatloaf was always the best thing she cooked," Jeremy said.
Jeremy and friend Michael Ramirez would save their money and take Smith 40,
and Smith's mother, Rosemary DeCorte, 73, out to dinner, since Smith
sometimes cared for the three of them and two other children, son Freddie
Ashley, Jr., and daughter Janelle Ashley.Smith would frequently unwind by
reading a wide variety of books, Jeremy said.  The last thing Jeremy said he
remembered her reading was a Christian devotional book. Ramirez said he
talked to Smith shortly before the storm.  Smith told him she and her mother
would stay because she had survived Hurricane Camille and Katrina would not
be as bad.

Additional Comments:
Rosemarie DeCorte and Janice DeCorte Smith were natives of New Orleans