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WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY     (Washington County, Utah)

L. A. "BLONDIE" PORTER

(Patrolman, Utah Highway Patrol)

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166 North 300 West
St. George, Utah
Telephone 69-M                         in the 1941 telephone book
Telephone ORchard 3-2334     in the 1958 telephone book
Telephone ORchard 3-2334     in the 1961 telephone book
Telephone 673-2334                 in the 1972 telephone book

Plat A, Block 32, Lot 4 on the old pioneer map of St. George.

37° 6' 39.5" North Latitude,   113° 35' 21" West Longitude
2,771 feet MSL


BIOGRAPHY

Born Loril Porter, he didn't ever like that name and so he went by L. A. Porter. While attending the Branch Agricultural College (BAC) in Cedar City, people started calling him "Blondie" (he was tall ad blonde) and the name stuck.

L. A. "Blondie" Porter joined the Utah Highway Patrol in 1934 as #20. The Patrol had 30 sworn officers as of July 1, 1934.

Blondie died February 21, 1984 and is buried in the St. George City Cemetery.


FAMILY

Parents and Siblings:
    Joseph Jared Porter
    Mary Ann Schow Porter
        Earnel Porter
        J. Furl Porter
        Loril A. "Blondie" Porter
        Winona Porter
        Clyde Lavon "Sid" Porter
        Burdell Porter
        Donald Porter
        Worth Porter
(12/8/1877-11/28/1951)   (married 7/26/1899)
(8/7/1878-7/27/1940)
(8/13/1902-11/2/1984)   (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx)
(3/11/1904-8/1/1984)   (married Cora Ray Riddle; Guilda xxx)
(2/28/1906-2/21/1984)   (married Luree Snow Gardner)
(9/25/1907-4/3/1976)   (married George Raymond Poulter)
(12/8/1909-1/7/1992)   (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx)
(3/25/1912-5/20/1992)   (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx)
(3/21/1915-6/16/1936)   (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx)
(12/12/1919-xx/xx/xxxx)   (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx)

Wife and Children:
    Luree Snow Gardner Porter  
        Helene Porter
        Sharon Porter
        Loril Porter
        Eddie Porter

(7/28/1907-9/18/2004)   (married 6/29/1933)
(xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx)   (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx)
(xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx)   (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx)
(xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx)   (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx)
(xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx)   (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx)


PHOTOS

Other photos on the web:
In front of the Santa Clara Checking Station


REFERENCES

History of the Utah Highway Patrol

UHP History of the 1944 Manhunt Near Toquerville

Family group sheet for Loril A. "Blondie" Porter

Grave headstone on BillionGraves