Day 7
12/07/23 22:22
July 4, 2023—
Post Seven:
Grandparents are often smitten with their grandchildren, and Bernie and Rhoda were no exception. They had three grandchildren, Emily and Stephen (daughter and son of Susie and Chip), and Megan (daughter of Kent and Cyndi). Bernie and Rhoda couldn’t get enough of them.
Both of our parents would often travel back east whenever they could to see Emily and Stephen, and to Ukiah to see Megan. Because Rhoda lived almost seventeen years longer than Bernie, she was able to attend more of the big events for the grandchildren—high school and college graduations, their participation in plays and sports, concerts that they gave, etc. And Cyndi was bold enough to invite both her parents and Bernie and Rhoda to witness live the birth of Megan in a hospital room in Santa Rosa—an incredible gift to all of Megan’s grandparents. And, of course, there were many special moments with the three grandchildren in Los Gatos.
Even though both Bernie and Rhoda were never able to graduate from college due to the dire financial circumstances during the Great Depression, they both greatly valued education and encouraged us to get college degrees. The three grandchildren followed in our footsteps, and their grandparents were certainly proud of all three.
Emily and Papa, repairing lamp

Kent, Megan, Papa, and Grandma at Santa Cruz wharf

Megan, Grandma, and Falguni (Megan’s soon-to-be mother-in-law), in dining room in Rhoda's home

Grandma, Emily, and Papa

Megan, Susie, and Emily at Bridgetender’s in Tahoe City

Karen, Grandma, Megan, Stephen, Kent, and Dave at Stephen’s Yale Russian Chorus concert in San Francisco

Rhoda, Stephen, Emily, and Papa

Stephen and Papa

Stephen, Grandma, and Emily at Hakone Gardens in Saratoga

Rhoda and Bernie with baby granddaughter Megan

Megan with grandfather, "Papa" Bernie Porter

Almost 22-year-old granddaughter Megan Porter with almost 99-year-old grandmother Rhoda Porter at the Wood Tavern in North Oakland, April, 2016. Rhoda's youngest grandchild graduated from UC Berkeley the following month, and Rhoda attended Megan's Cal History Department ceremony.

Post Seven:
Grandparents are often smitten with their grandchildren, and Bernie and Rhoda were no exception. They had three grandchildren, Emily and Stephen (daughter and son of Susie and Chip), and Megan (daughter of Kent and Cyndi). Bernie and Rhoda couldn’t get enough of them.
Both of our parents would often travel back east whenever they could to see Emily and Stephen, and to Ukiah to see Megan. Because Rhoda lived almost seventeen years longer than Bernie, she was able to attend more of the big events for the grandchildren—high school and college graduations, their participation in plays and sports, concerts that they gave, etc. And Cyndi was bold enough to invite both her parents and Bernie and Rhoda to witness live the birth of Megan in a hospital room in Santa Rosa—an incredible gift to all of Megan’s grandparents. And, of course, there were many special moments with the three grandchildren in Los Gatos.
Even though both Bernie and Rhoda were never able to graduate from college due to the dire financial circumstances during the Great Depression, they both greatly valued education and encouraged us to get college degrees. The three grandchildren followed in our footsteps, and their grandparents were certainly proud of all three.
Emily and Papa, repairing lamp

Kent, Megan, Papa, and Grandma at Santa Cruz wharf

Megan, Grandma, and Falguni (Megan’s soon-to-be mother-in-law), in dining room in Rhoda's home

Grandma, Emily, and Papa

Megan, Susie, and Emily at Bridgetender’s in Tahoe City

Karen, Grandma, Megan, Stephen, Kent, and Dave at Stephen’s Yale Russian Chorus concert in San Francisco

Rhoda, Stephen, Emily, and Papa

Stephen and Papa

Stephen, Grandma, and Emily at Hakone Gardens in Saratoga

Rhoda and Bernie with baby granddaughter Megan

Megan with grandfather, "Papa" Bernie Porter

Almost 22-year-old granddaughter Megan Porter with almost 99-year-old grandmother Rhoda Porter at the Wood Tavern in North Oakland, April, 2016. Rhoda's youngest grandchild graduated from UC Berkeley the following month, and Rhoda attended Megan's Cal History Department ceremony.
