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The Goldendale Sentinel, Goldendale, WA., March 23, 2000, page 6
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NATHANIEL N. PORTER

Nathaniel N. (Nat) Porter, 77, of Goldendale, died March 18, 2000 in Goldendale.
He was born Sept.15, 1922 in Loraine, Texas to Nathaniel and Lula Porter. The family moved to Long Beach, Calif., when Nat was a child. He attended schools in California and enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1939. The Air Corps later became the Air Force and Nat continued his service as a Master Sgt., serving his country as a paratrooper during W.W. II, the Berlin airlift and the Korean War. He retired from active duty in 1961.
Nat and Phyllis Mahony were married in Las Vegas on March 16, 1960. They moved to The Dalles in 1963 and to Goldendale in 1964. Nat worked for a time with Bert Wilkins Logging, owned a Union 76 station in Goldendale, and was a maintenance engineer for Klickitat Valley Hospital for 16 years. He worked for Goldendale Aluminum for a time. One of his most enjoyable endeavors was teaching young adults in the Goldendale High School vocational ag program. His many years of experience in welding and agriculture were treasured and passed on.
Nat was a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church; a 4th Degree Knight of Columbus; and a member of the American Legion. He enjoyed painting, fishing, hunting, wood-working, doing ceramics, going to the beach and fixing anything that broke.
Survivors include his wife, Phyllis; one son, Jim Porter; two daughters, Marybeth O'Brien and her husband, Tom, and Luann Mata and her husband, Ed, all of Goldendale; five grandchildren, Lisa, Tyler, Eddie, Ashley and Brandon; and three nephews.
Funeral services will be held Friday, March 24 at 11am. at Holy Trinity Catholic Church with a Rosary Service on Thursday evening at 7 p.m., also at Holy Trinity Church, with Fr. William Byron officiating. Interment will be in Holy Trinity Cemetery with military honors conducted by the U.S. Air Force. Arrangements are under the care of Erdman Funeral Home.