The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Thursday, October 5, 1995              TAG: 9510050338
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B5   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: NEW YORK, N.Y.                     LENGTH: Short :   23 lines

RICHARD A. PORTER

Richard Allen Porter, 36, died Oct. 3, 1995, in his residence.

He was a member of Nansemond River Baptist Church and worked as a night auditor for a hotel. Mr. Porter was a native of Portsmouth.

He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Lota Walker Porter of Chesapeake; sister, Anne P. Johnson of Virginia Beach; four brothers, Thomas Porter of Chesapeake, Colby Porter, Paul Porter and Roger Porter, all of Suffolk; maternal grandfather, C.A. Walker of Beckley, W.Va.

A graveside service will be conducted at 11 a.m Friday by the Rev. Timothy L. Piland in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens. Loving Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB