JM: What was your father like?

LF: I thought he had a good personality. I know the fellows who worked for him liked him.

JM: What did he like to do when he wasn't working?

LF: He loved to hunt. He liked to fish some, too.

JM: Did you hunt with him?

LF: I wasn't much of a hunter, but I went with him a number of times. We fished together a good bit.

JM: When you fished with him, what did you talk about?

LF: Usually about work, or about people we knew.

JM: Did he talk much about his life when he was young?

LF: No.

JM: He died on June 29, 1980, at the age of 81. Was he in good health up until then?

LF: He had some heart problems after he retired. He died of a heart attack.

JM: Did your father graduate from high school?

LF: No, but he could read and write. He was pretty good at figuring. He kept records of his workers' hours and wages.

JM: The census says your mother's name was Sadie? Was that a nickname?

LF: No, that was her real name. She was from Beaumont.

JM: Did she work outside the home when you were growing up?

LF: No.

JM: When did she die?

LF: On September 12, 1990.

JM: What kind of a name is Frugia?

LF: French. It's the original spelling.

JM: Was your mother also French?

LF: Yes. Her maiden name was Boudreaux.

JM: Looking back on it, now that you have seen the photographs, what do think about the fact that your father was working when he was a young boy, instead of going to school?

LF: Well, my father he grew up doing hard work and did it all of his life. That was the way of the times. He was just trying to survive.