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Pictured above during our October 2002 Show, behind the counter Museum Volunteer Joyce Porter facing the camera, our Gift Shop Lady Glenda Garrison in profile. Pictured below in this undated The Ignitor file photo, Joyce stands next to a circa 1886 Pony Surrey.

From: "Issabo" (kadidda@sbcglobal.net)
To: agsem_ignitor@yahoo.com
Subject: Joe & Joyce Porter
Date: Sun, 7 May 2006 15:11:59 -0700
Hello Greg

Below are some answers to your questions about my parents. I hope this helps and my brother and I appreciate very much the Museums remembrance of our parents.

Joyce Porter - (Sept. 8, 1929 - June 19, 2003) Loving wife for 54 years, mother of two and grandmother of 4. My brother and I loved the fact that she was a stay at home mom and was always there for us. Her hobbies included sewing, toll painting, and working with stained glass. She also had a salt and pepper shaker collection that was in existence for as long as I can remember.

Joe Porter - (Mar. 19, 1931 - Mar. 9, 2005)
Dad worked for the Riverside County Road Department for 35 years. He started out driving a dump truck, and soon learned to drive a motor grader, and actually helped build a lot of the roads that we drive on today. In 1973 he was promoted to District Foreman of the Cathedral City area of Riverside County, and eventually moved down there in 1974. My parents lived in Cathedral City until he retired, and then moved to Hemet to be closer to the rest of the family. I'm not sure when Dad became a member of the Museum, but he loved being around all those old engines and helping out down there in Vista whenever he could. He especially liked hopping on that old grader at the museum and would try and improve their roadways and such, even though it tired him out so very much and could barely move afterwards (of which he didn't like to admit).

You asked about the people in the picture that was taken in celebration of their 54th wedding anniversary (taken only 4 months before Moms passing). Left side of table - Joyce, granddaughter Sarah and daughter Jan.  Right side of table - Son-in-law Matt Hinote and Joe.
Thank you again for the tribute of my parents,
Jan Hinote