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March 19, 2008
Services
Funeral services will be held 9:30 AM on Tuesday, March 25, 2008 from the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne then to Immaculate Heart of Mary RC Church, Wayne where at 10:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
Friends may visit with the family at the funeral home on Monday from 2-4, 7-9 PM.
Deborah Jean Porter “Debbie” age 44 of Wayne died Wednesday, March 19, 2008 at the Atlanta Hospice Center in Atlanta, Georgia. Her passing was quiet and peaceful, after a courageous battle with cancer, and while receiving the loving care of her family. Her passing took place in Atlanta, Georgia because her sister Jayne who is a nurse, and lives in Atlanta as well as her sister Doris who also lives in Georgia chose to take care of Debbie in her Autumn days of life. Her sisters did this for Debbie with the amazing grace that only loving sisters could provide. In addition her parents Gerard and Doris Porter and a total of twenty four family members were at her bedside.
She was born in Paterson and had lived in Wayne all of her life.
Deborah received her formal education at DePaul Catholic High School in Wayne graduating with the Class of 1981. She then went to Berkley College where she received an Associate Executive Secretary degree in 1984.
She was formerly active with the Packanack Lake Swim Team and holds a record to this day in the fifty meter breast stroke competition.
Deb leaves her family with many fond memories of a very loving and caring person who found satisfaction in reaching out to others in their time of need. Her personality is best described as a warm extravert who was always concerned about others above herself. Her parents are especially proud of her abilities to think for herself as well as her many accomplishments in life inclusive of the business world.
She is the beloved daughter of Gerard and Doris (nee Welle) Porter of Wayne; loving sister of JoAnn Maurer and her husband Robert of New Town, Connecticut, Jayne Baskin and her husband Ron of Atlanta, Georgia; Doris Porter and her partner Marylynn Butler of Roswell, Georgia, James Porter of Wayne, Gerard Porter Jr. and his wife Mary of Wayne, Thomas W. Porter and his wife Lisa of Haledon and Patrick J. Porter and his wife Carole of Packanack Lake, Wayne. She is also survived by her best friend Leo Bauer and many nieces and nephews.
Debbie is also survived by her faithful companion who, was always her pal, her dog Brody.
Those planning an expression of sympathy in Debbie’s memory are asked to consider Hospice of Atlanta Center, 1244 Park Vista Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30319.
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Funeral services will be held 9:30 AM on Tuesday, March 25, 2008 from the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne then to Immaculate Heart of Mary RC Church, Wayne where at 10:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
Friends may visit with the family at the funeral home on Monday from 2-4, 7-9 PM.
March 19, 2008
Services
Funeral services will be held 9:30 AM on Tuesday, March 25, 2008 from the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne then to Immaculate Heart of Mary RC Church, Wayne where at 10:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
Friends may visit with the family at the funeral home on Monday from 2-4, 7-9 PM.
Deborah Jean Porter “Debbie” age 44 of Wayne died Wednesday, March 19, 2008 at the Atlanta Hospice Center in Atlanta, Georgia. Her passing was quiet and peaceful, after a courageous battle with cancer, and while receiving the loving care of her family. Her passing took place in Atlanta, Georgia because her sister Jayne who is a nurse, and lives in Atlanta as well as her sister Doris who also lives in Georgia chose to take care of Debbie in her Autumn days of life. Her sisters did this for Debbie with the amazing grace that only loving sisters could provide. In addition her parents Gerard and Doris Porter and a total of twenty four family members were at her bedside.
She was born in Paterson and had lived in Wayne all of her life.
Deborah received her formal education at DePaul Catholic High School in Wayne graduating with the Class of 1981. She then went to Berkley College where she received an Associate Executive Secretary degree in 1984.
She was formerly active with the Packanack Lake Swim Team and holds a record to this day in the fifty meter breast stroke competition.
Deb leaves her family with many fond memories of a very loving and caring person who found satisfaction in reaching out to others in their time of need. Her personality is best described as a warm extravert who was always concerned about others above herself. Her parents are especially proud of her abilities to think for herself as well as her many accomplishments in life inclusive of the business world.
She is the beloved daughter of Gerard and Doris (nee Welle) Porter of Wayne; loving sister of JoAnn Maurer and her husband Robert of New Town, Connecticut, Jayne Baskin and her husband Ron of Atlanta, Georgia; Doris Porter and her partner Marylynn Butler of Roswell, Georgia, James Porter of Wayne, Gerard Porter Jr. and his wife Mary of Wayne, Thomas W. Porter and his wife Lisa of Haledon and Patrick J. Porter and his wife Carole of Packanack Lake, Wayne. She is also survived by her best friend Leo Bauer and many nieces and nephews.
Debbie is also survived by her faithful companion who, was always her pal, her dog Brody.
Those planning an expression of sympathy in Debbie’s memory are asked to consider Hospice of Atlanta Center, 1244 Park Vista Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30319.
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