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Tag: ca. 1970s

Art Porter with musicians and sons, ca. 1970s

Teacher and Performer (Porter-3)

Posted on: February 6, 2015 Last updated on: February 6, 2015 Written by: kmlundgren

Porter began his teaching career in 1954 at Mississippi Valley State University in Itta Bena, Mississippi. After two years in Mississippi, Porter was drafted in the U.S. Army, where he spent two years as a chaplain’s assistant in Fort Niagara,…

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Art Porter and Thelma Pauline Porter

Family Man (Porter-2)

Posted on: February 6, 2015 Last updated on: September 20, 2024 Written by: kmlundgren

Porter married Thelma Pauline Minton on June 10, 1955.  The couple spent their honeymoon at the University of Illinois in Urbana, Illinois, while Porter pursued graduate studies. (https://championshipmartialarts.com)   During the course of the Porters’ marriage, they had four children: …

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