Gerald "Jerry" Lee Porter, son of the late Robert and Pearl Petrosky Porter, passed away peacefully into the arms of his Lord and Savior on the evening of July 29, 2020. He was also preceded in death by an older brother.
Jerry was a 1964 graduate of Shippensburg High School where he participated in football, wrestling, and track. After graduation, Jerry attended one year at Shippensburg State College before enlisting in the United States Navy. He was stationed at the US Navy Air Station in Quonset Point, Rhode Island and served as an Aviation Electronics Technician on the USS Wasp. In his spare time Jerry enjoyed hunting, fishing, woodworking, and spending time with his grandchildren.
Left behind to cherish his memories a wife of thirty years, Peggy Martian Porter; his children, Renee' (Bob) Lunsford, Matthew (Linda) Porter; his stepchildren, Gregory (Christal) Christman, Gretchen (Jason) Keeter; ten grandchildren; and a brother, Robert Porter.
Interment will follow at 2pm at Albert G. Horton, Jr. Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Suffolk, VA with military honors.
Jerry was a 1964 graduate of Shippensburg High School where he participated in football, wrestling, and track. After graduation, Jerry attended one year at Shippensburg State College before enlisting in the United States Navy. He was stationed at the US Navy Air Station in Quonset Point, Rhode Island and served as an Aviation Electronics Technician on the USS Wasp. In his spare time Jerry enjoyed hunting, fishing, woodworking, and spending time with his grandchildren.
Left behind to cherish his memories a wife of thirty years, Peggy Martian Porter; his children, Renee' (Bob) Lunsford, Matthew (Linda) Porter; his stepchildren, Gregory (Christal) Christman, Gretchen (Jason) Keeter; ten grandchildren; and a brother, Robert Porter.
Interment will follow at 2pm at Albert G. Horton, Jr. Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Suffolk, VA with military honors.
Gerald "Jerry" Lee Porter, son of the late Robert and Pearl Petrosky Porter, passed away peacefully into the arms of his Lord and Savior on the evening of July 29, 2020. He was also preceded in death by an older brother.
Jerry was a 1964 graduate of Shippensburg High School where he participated in football, wrestling, and track. After graduation, Jerry attended one year at Shippensburg State College before enlisting in the United States Navy. He was stationed at the US Navy Air Station in Quonset Point, Rhode Island and served as an Aviation Electronics Technician on the USS Wasp. In his spare time Jerry enjoyed hunting, fishing, woodworking, and spending time with his grandchildren.
Left behind to cherish his memories a wife of thirty years, Peggy Martian Porter; his children, Renee' (Bob) Lunsford, Matthew (Linda) Porter; his stepchildren, Gregory (Christal) Christman, Gretchen (Jason) Keeter; ten grandchildren; and a brother, Robert Porter.
Interment will follow at 2pm at Albert G. Horton, Jr. Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Suffolk, VA with military honors.
Jerry was a 1964 graduate of Shippensburg High School where he participated in football, wrestling, and track. After graduation, Jerry attended one year at Shippensburg State College before enlisting in the United States Navy. He was stationed at the US Navy Air Station in Quonset Point, Rhode Island and served as an Aviation Electronics Technician on the USS Wasp. In his spare time Jerry enjoyed hunting, fishing, woodworking, and spending time with his grandchildren.
Left behind to cherish his memories a wife of thirty years, Peggy Martian Porter; his children, Renee' (Bob) Lunsford, Matthew (Linda) Porter; his stepchildren, Gregory (Christal) Christman, Gretchen (Jason) Keeter; ten grandchildren; and a brother, Robert Porter.
Interment will follow at 2pm at Albert G. Horton, Jr. Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Suffolk, VA with military honors.
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