Annick Porter

I am so sorry to hear of Annick's passing. We were good friends and colleagues, in the Interior Design program at Umass, and after on a few design projects. I had lost contact with her a few years ago, and reached out today to see if I could find her at last. I loved her very much, and so enjoyed reading the story of her life, much of which she had told me. She loved her family so much, and was a wonderful friend and "Owl", (Older Wiser Lady.) I will remember her always, Sharon Ruth

I met Annick over 45 years ago when we both worked at a furniture dealership. She amazed me with her creativity, and I was overjoyed and flattered that she and I became friends. Annick is the reason that I became an interior designer. She was my mentor and friend throughout my UMASS education (shout-out to Arnold Friedman), and we remained friends even after I moved to Chapel Hill. She has left an indelible mark on my life, the way I see things, the way I work and the way I offer my...

We will remember our neighbor and friend for so many things, especially her love of food and kindness to us.

I met Annick around 1992, just after we moved to Amherst. Right away I knew that I had found a kindred spirit in design, indeed a mentor into a finer way of seeing the world. Her working drawings were not just down to the 1/16", but often to the 1/64"! She knew the character and sensuousness of every kind of wood, that color has deep conversations, that a great textile carries a world within it. And so French! I will miss you dear friend, I like to think that a part of you lives on in me.

Your Mum and Dad were truly wonderful and loving people. No matter their age, it is always too soon to lose them. Life is never quite the same when they are gone. My heart breaks for you Tom, Ben and Greg. You were very fortunate to have such amazing, talented and beloved parents. They were always so kind and caring to me during my time in Amherst. The world has lost two amazing people.

Annick designed my kitchen and was a customer of my farmstand, The Garden of Delights. She loved my haricots verts, and came weekly for them, as did many of her friends. She also loved to explain in detail how to cook them which to this day I follow. She was a dynamo!!!!

I met Annick when I was 15, some 50 years ago. My family had just moved to Amherst from NYC. She was always one of my favorite adults as a teen, and it stayed that way when I turned adult. She was always fun, quick-witted, kind, and engaging. I will miss her.

Annick was always a presence in the room when she and my parents, Arnold and Susi, were together. One always knew that behind a strong forceful personality, there was a warm, kind, and loving family friend.