Timothy Porter, 30, of San Antonio, Texas, a former Baker City resident, died Aug. 7, 2003, at San Antonio.
His memorial service will be at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Windcrest United Methodist Church in San Antonio.
Tim was born at Colorado Springs, Colo., on Nov. 18, 1972. He moved to Baker City with his family when he was a year and half old. He attended grade school through junior high and part of high school in Baker City. He wrestled in junior high and high school before moving to San Antonio. He was a 1991 graduate of Roosevelt High School.
He loved sports and hunting and fishing. He married Kerry Reid at San Antonio on Dec. 28, 1991. They had two children, Dylan, now age 11, and Taylor, age 9.
Tim and Dylan were very active in sports. They loved going to ball games and Nascar races. Tim served on the Little League Board and was a member of Windcrest United Methodist Church. He was a dedicated and loving husband and father. He was always there for his family and friends.
Survivors include his wife, Kerry; his son, Dylan; his daughter, Taylor; his mother, Margaret Porter; brothers, Randi, Billy and Robby and his wife, Cheryl; a sister-in-law, Carol; sisters, Nicki and her husband, John, Kandi and her husband, Ken, Tamara, Kricket and Shariah; an uncle and aunt, Jim and Terry Morlock; grandmother, Blanche Porter; many other aunts, uncles and cousins; nephews, Andrew and Jacob; nieces, Kelly, Ashley and Arynn Porter.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Tammy; his father, Billy R.; two grandfathers; two grandmothers; and a stepgrandfather.
Used with permission from: Baker City Herald, Baker City, Oregon, August 15, 2003
Transcribed by: Belva Ticknor