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Berryhill From Page lA years. When the Berry– hills returned to their home, they found he had drowned. "I got him years ago you could see the water when I was working in the line on the house. oil business in South "Six feet of water had America," Berryhill said. gotten into the house. It "People don't know it but ruined everything. It those birds live to be 120 moved the furniture years old. around from one room to . "Wewere upset when we another. If we had stayed, saw the damage. But when we would have drowned." we realized the parrot had The Berryhill's house is drowned - that was it." on a street that is parallel There is nothing good with a canal that comes off about the damage Katrina the Pascagoula River. The caused. But Berryhill has surge from Katrina came been impressed with the up the canal and into good that it has brought every home on the street. out in people. A church And this wasn't the first group from Alabama came time. A few years back, to his house and removed Hurricane Georges put 11 all of the sheetrock at no inches of water into the charge. They returned a house. few weeks later to put up At the urging of their the new sheetrock. Howev– si.x children, the Berry- er, Berryhill had not set– hills decided it was time to tled with his insurance yet relocate and Decatur and there were no materi– seemed to be as good a a1s to work with. place as any. They have "They took the sheet lived in an apartment for rock o~t of the house and several months and are hauled it away," Berryhill looking for a place to buy. said. "They were a won- "The consensus was that derful group of people." itwas time tomove and we Meanwhile, Berryhill didn't disagree," Berryhill has taken a teaching posi– said. "This is twice we tion at East Central Com– have lost everything and munity College that he that's enough. started last week. ''I was "We were fully insured able to transfer up here," and have just settled with Berryhill said. the insurance company. "I've been here for about But there are things that a week and have really can't be replaced. We have been impressed with the a couple of offers on our students. Everyone speaks house and expect to sell to you and is so nice and PE it." friendly. They look you in Books, pictures and col- the eye and smile. I'm LAKE lections were ruined. But going to like it here," one of the most painful Berryhill said. SCOT losses was a parrot that This is likely to be a win- had been the family pet for win situation for both Ap

Berryhill and the college. At 75, Berryhill has lived a full life and is not planning on slowing down anytime soon. After graduating from the University of Okla– homa with a petroleum degree, Berryhill worked in the oil industry for 25 years. That brought him to Mississippi. He lived in Hattiesburg when the oil business crashed in the mid-1980s. "I had my own business and I lasted more than most," Berryhill said. "But I fmally had to retire." After taking some time off, Berryhill went to work for Wal-Mart and that brought him to the Coast. He also went back to school and became quali– fied to teach geography on the junior college level. "I already had a Masters degree, but I took some courses at USM in geogra– phy," Berryhill said. "I could get a Masters in geography, but have never done it." He also has his real estate license and still has property listed on the Coast. He is currently working to get his broker license.

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