Rick & Annette–Two Fredericktonians you might not know
By Sean Jester | Photography by Bill Millios
In east Frederick there’s a wooded patch of land that’s home to Rick and Annette, a homeless couple born and raised in Frederick County, who have been together for four years—and living in a tent for three of them.
Their tent is sheltered by a tarp hung from nearby trees. An extra tent serves as storage. A loveseat—a makeshift front porch—sits in front of their tent. When Annette received her tax refund check recently, she purchased a $300 oven that runs off propane. “That there’s my baby,” she says, smiling.



