Community mourns rig worker killed

STATE LINE, Mississippi (WALA) - State Line, in southeastern Mississippi, is just a small town. But, Volunteer Fire Captain Michael Binder said the people there are like family.

When the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded last month Binder said the community lost a son.

"Then they found out that Dewy was on there, and it struck a pretty big nerve, because I knew Dewey in school and we graduated together and stuff and played football. It was just a big loss to our community to lose Dewey," Binder said.

Dewey Revette was one of 11 workers who disappeared in the explosion. Revette worked on the oil rig for 29-years, which means he started not long after his graduation in 1980.

A blue ribbon was tried around a tree on the road to Revette's home in the small community.

Family and friends held a memorial for Revette Saturday to say goodbye.

FOX10 News talked with Revette's wife on the telephone. She said she was encouraged by the turnout at the memorial on Saturday, but she said she's just not ready to talk about her loss on camera.

"I wanted to go to that so bad, but my husband was in the hospital at the time, and didn't make it," Elizabeth Denise said.

Denise said she's known Revette and his family for years. She said his death is a loss for the community.

"I hated it so bad, it was terrible," Denise said.

Many others in State Line knew Revette as well. Some said it was not a good time to talk about the tragedy.