Allen County IN Archives Obituaries.....Porter, Charles D. May 2, 1918
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Altoona Times, Altoona, Pa., Saturday Morning, May 4, 1918

PORTER

  Charles D. Porter, master mechanic of the Pittsburgh division of the 
Pennsylvania railroad, with offices at Twenty-eighth street, Pittsburgh, died 
rather suddenly of pneumonia at his home in that city at 10:45 Thursday 
morning.  Mr. Porter had been ill about ten days and had so improved it was 
thought he would recover, when he sustained a relapse a couple of days ago.  
Word of Mr. Porter's death was received with sincere regret among Pennsy 
officials in this city, where he had been employed in various official 
positions.  Previous to leaving Altoona in 1916, he was for several years 
assistant engineer to the general superintendent of motive power, leaving here 
to take the position of master mechanic at Pittsburgh.  Mr. Porter, while in 
Altoona, was very active in organizing and boosting the Pennsy system 
athletics and was the first president of the General Office Athletic 
association, holding that office until he left the city.  Mr. Porter was aged 
35 years and is survived by his wife and three children, living in 
Pittsburgh.  The body will be taken on No. 15 tomorrow night to Fort Wayne, 
Ind., where he was born and raised and where his parents still reside.  Burial 
will be made there Tuesday.


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