<![CDATA[FALLEN CLASSMATES.COM - Charles "Charlie" Asa Porter-1969]]>

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Charles Asa Porter, a fifth-generation Californian, died at the age of 63, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013, on the Porter Ranch, which is part of Rancho Huasna, the land grant his great-great-grandfather Isaac J. Sparks received from the Mexican government in 1843. Charles was born in Santa Maria in 1950. He attended Arroyo Grande Elementary School, Arroyo Grande High School and Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, graduating in 1973 with a Bachelor of Science degree. He was a past president of the South County Historical Society, a member of D.A.N.A. and the Republican Party, and a parishioner of St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Arroyo Grande. For more than 50 years, he worked on the Porter Ranch, managing it for the past 23 years, improving it immensely, and loving every inch of it. Charles is survived by his beloved wife, Wanda; stepson, Zack (Connie); step grandchildren, Ryan (Katie), Olivia, and Logan; brother, John (Wendy); and his many cousins and friends. He was preceded in death by his mother, Margaret; father, Asa; and brother, Christopher. A rosary will be recited at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Arroyo Grande at 6 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013. A Requiem Mass will be celebrated at St. Patrick's at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013. Donations may be made to the South County Historical Society, D.A.N.A., and St. Patrick's Elementary School. Lady Family Mortuary 489-4717 Arroyo Grande