> Chris Marksberry wrote:
>
>> Thanks Janet and if you get to the Pearland area of Houston give us a
>> call. We're in the book as well.
>>
>> This is a long shot, but...
>>
>> On a trip down there we proceeded on to Brownsville and met a guy there
>> who took tourists into Matamoras. His name was actually George McCoy but
>> he went by the name of Jorge (Spanish for George). Mr. McCoy would on a
>> regular basis bring "care packages" to the extremely poor parts of
>> Matamoras. I just wondered if you'd ever heard of him. He's probably
>> dead by now, but I wonder if anybody knows of his work? IIRC, he did
>> make it an option to see those areas of incredible poverty.
>>
>> Chris
>
> Thanks for this information, Chris. I visit Matamoros occasionally, so I
> will try to find Jorge and make a donation. I have to go back in
> September to visit a doctor. He did surgery on my sinuses and this is my
> annual exam. BTW, this was my 2nd time to have sinus surgery, and if I
> need to have it again, I will go back to Matamoros. "Jorge McCoy", I will
> remember that.
>
> Becca

Becca,

I just did an online phonebook search in Brownsville for George McCoy.
Apparently his number is unlisted, but I was able find a George McCoy who is
85 years old so I think it must be same guy. We got his number from a hotel
we were staying at in Brownsville. Hopefully he's still able to do his good
deeds for Matamoros. The conditions we saw were horrendous!



Chris