Maemary Billiot Gregoire

Maemary Billiot Gregoire, age 92, a native of Dularge and resident of Houma, La., passed away on Tuesday, April 15, 2025.

She was the rock of the family and the one who held everyone together, always with love and grace. I keep thinking about how she was always there-every time you walked in the house, she was there. That kind of presence, that comfort, is something that you don't even realize you rely on until it's gone. She was the one who made everything feel okay and without even trying could put a smile on anyone's face. She would share stories about the shrimp factory, the marshes, and how life used to be for her. She loved to cook, and you could taste the love in everything she made. Outside, she found peace. Her garden was her pride and joy as she poured her love into it and you would almost always find her out there, tending to her plants.

Mae is survived by her children, Rhonda Samuels (Mike); her grandchildren, Germaine Buono (Doug), Shanna Buono, Lee Verret (Erica), Jarrett Gregoire and Zack Tabor; her great-grandchildren, Tate, Chevy, Austin, Lyla, Emilia, Lennox and Kamia; her great-great-grandchildren, Harmoni, Asher, Kaydence and Kobee; her brothers, Paul Billiot (Doris), Jessie Billiot (Rachel), Norman Billiot and Phillip Billiot; her sisters, Gloria Pierre (Melvin), Helen "Evelina" Hubbard, Linda Fitch, Laura Kingen (Tim) and Priscilla Lacoste (Travis).

Mae was preceded in passing by her husband, Reynold Gregoire; parents, Camille Wallace Billiot and Marie Gregoire Billiot; her step-mother, Mary Ismay Parfait Billiot; her daughter, Ruth Buono; her great-grandchild, Brandon Bourg; her brothers, Willi Billiot, Junius Billiot and Harry Billiot; her sisters, Josephine Parfait and Leona Sevin.

Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend a visitation in honor of Mae on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, at Holy Rosary Church from 9:00a.m. until the Funeral Mass at 11:00a.m. Mae will be laid to rest following her services in Holy Rosary Cemetery.

Chauvin Funeral Home is honored to sreve the family of Maemary Billiot Gregoire.