Richard Porter
June 4, 1937 - April 19, 2021
Richard Brooks Porter, 84, of Jacksonville, Florida, passed on to his maker April 19, 2021 of heart failure. He was born June 4, 1937 of Apalachicola, Florida of loving parents Richard Bunks Porter and Emma Brooks Porter. Siblings Neal Alexander Porter, Emma Jo Porter (deceased), and Gloria Porter Wilt. He was married 59 years to his beloved wife Benita Lewin Porter of Kansas City, Missouri. He graduated with a Masters at the Post Naval Academy in Monterey, California. Richard was a Naval A- 4 pilot and Commander of the squadron VA-45 Blackbirds retiring after 22 years of service. He was a member of the Episcopal Church in Apalachicola, acolyte, Boy Scout, and an outdoorsman. He is survived by his children Mary Renee Schwalbe and Pamela Michelle Olson. Son-in-laws, Richard Bowen Schwalbe JR. and Peter John Olson. Grandchildren, Richard Bowen Schwalbe III, Caroline Chandler Schwalbe, Brooks Porter Schwalbe, Mary Sofia Olson. Arrangements entrusted to Naugle Schnauss Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 808 Margaret Street, Jacksonville, Florida 32204, 904-683-9288
Richard Brooks Porter, 84, of Jacksonville, Florida, passed on to his maker April 19, 2021 of heart failure. He was born June 4, 1937 of Apalachicola, Florida of loving parents Richard Bunks Porter and Emma Brooks Porter. Siblings Neal Alexander... View Obituary & Service Information