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Sammye Porter Obituary
He was born to Elizabeth and Billy Porter on July 17, 1951, in Jackson, Tennessee. He later moved to Jacksonville Beach where he graduated from Fletcher High School. He met the love of his life, Susan, and they were married for 49 years.
Sammye worked for General Electric for nearly 40 years as a generator specialist. During his career, he traveled the world working at various power plants and worked very hard to provide for his family. He retired in 2010, once retired he loved being able to spend time with his two grandchildren. They affectionately called him "Happy" because he always had a smile on his face when he was around them.
Sammye was preceded in death by his grandparents Mura and Samuel Sherrod, Cecil and Lynne Portrer, and parents Billy and Elizabeth Porter. He leaves behind by his loving wife, Susan Porter; his children Shana Porter, Dyan Cardona, and Gary Porter; daughter-in-law, Lisa Porter; son-in-law, Larry Cardona; his grandchildren, Kieran and Jayden Crouch; his sister, Cecelia Moritz; and nephews Zachary and Travis Stratmann.
A visitation for Sammye will be held Saturday, July 30, 2022 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM at Hardage - Giddens Greenlawn Funeral Home and Cemetery, 4300 Beach Blvd, Jacksonville, FL 32207. A funeral service will occur Saturday, July 30, 2022 at 11:00 AM at the funeral home. A committal service will follow after the funeral service at Greenlawn Cemetery.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.GreenlawnJacksonville.com for the Porter family.
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Ed Wnorowski, GPGSCO
July 29, 2022
Sam was the Best person. He worked for me at GE and GPGSCO.
He was always personally concerned about your family and friends.
I will try to pray for him every day.
Henry F Gallagher
July 27, 2022
I worked with Sammye More times than I can count. And in more places than I can even remember. We were both winders for General Electric. And if you're not in the profession. One thing we do is tell stories.. Sammye Was one of the best storytellers there ever was. Whether he liked it or not he was also the topic of many funny stories. His best traiit was being able to make me and many many others laugh at the drop of a hat. This would be after working multiple 12 hour shifts ,tire ,hurting week from the hard work. He could still find it in his power to make everybody laugh. I'll miss him dearly. My Friend
Mike Letizia
July 27, 2022
So sorry to hear of Sammye's passing.
Worked together many times and was always a great time.
Prayers to the Family and Friends.
Wayne Ferguson
July 27, 2022
Sammye's Family,
Over the years I traveled around the world with Sammye. He was one of my favorite people because no matter how terrible the job or location, he always found the good and smiled. Along with many other's from GE Jacksonville Service Center, he frequently came up to support the Boston shop. He was a great worker, true friend, and a funny human being. As I write this I keep flashing back to his Cheshire cat smirk or smile. RIP my friend until we all join you on the other side.
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