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.
