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Gloria Palomino Porter Gloria Palomino Porter, 87, of Oceanside, California, passed away peacefully at home on October 18, 2026, after a long battle with scleroderma. Gloria was born on October 11, 1939, in East Los Angeles to Anthony Palomino and Isabel Arevalos. She was raised in East LA as one of eight children and stayed close to her roots and her large Palomino family throughout her life. On April 24, 1966, she married Alfred “Fred” Porter, a California Highway Patrolman. Together they built a life around the CHP family. During Fred’s years at the East Los Angeles office, Gloria formed friendships with fellow officers and their wives that lasted more than 55 years. They lived in Downey, had their first home custom built in Carlsbad while Fred served in Oceanside, and later settled in Railroad Flat, where Fred built their retirement home overlooking the South Fork of the Mokelumne River. Gloria was an avid animal lover. In Railroad Flat, she named the families of deer that visited their land and fed them regularly. Over the years, she and Fred shared their lives with three Dobermans, one after another: Chava, then April, and finally Rusty. She also cared for eight cats during their years in Railroad Flat, and two years before moving south, she adopted Abby and Dusty, who survive her today. After nearly 54 years of marriage, Fred passed in 2020. Gloria returned to San Diego County, settling in Oceanside’s Laguna Vista community next door to her sister-in-law, Ruth- Ann, and close to family who cherished having her near. Gloria collected people. She never met a person who did not become a lifelong friend. That held true to the very end. In her final months, she formed a close bond with her caregiver, and on the day she passed, her dental hygienist called hoping to visit. She was the most positive person many of us have ever known, and she always had a kind and encouraging word for everyone she met. In addition to Fred, Gloria was preceded in death by her stepsons, Robert Porter and Frederick Porter; her parents, Anthony Palomino and Isabel Arevalos; and her siblings, Isabel Luna, Albert, Eddie, Louis, Robert, Antonio, and Rebecca Palomino. She is survived by her sister in-law, Ruth-Ann Mead; niece, Cathy Palochko (Mike); grandnephew, Charles Eichlin; grandniece, Caitlin Hoffman; grandchildren, Jason Porter and Casey Beth Snider; her cats, Abby and Dusty; and a large extended family of Palomino cousins, nieces, and nephews. Fred passed in April 2020, at the height of the pandemic, and family and friends were never able to gather in his memory. The Celebration of Life on Friday, November 27, 2026, from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Laguna Vista Clubhouse in Oceanside will honor them both. For details and to RSVP, please visit https://evite.me/2m- 4SaJhZmc. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations in Gloria’s memory to the National Scleroderma Foundation or San Diego Humane Society, or in Fred’s memory to the CHP 11-99 Foundation. Loading Comments
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