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StoryCorps Tampa Bay: His Parents Live On

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Ronald Porter is a 30-year-old educator whose parents were a huge influence on him both personally and professionally, even though his mother died when he was just 12 years old. In this edition of StoryCorps Tampa Bay, Porter talks about his mother’s free spirit, her outlook on life, and how both his parents live on inside him all these years later.

Music:
“Soliloquy” by Peter Ciluzzi, from the album Music Without Words

This week's StoryCorps Tampa Bay was produced by Yoselis Ramos

StoryCorps Tampa Bay airs every Monday on WUSF 89.7 at 8:35 a.m. during Morning Edition and at 5:44 p.m. during All Things Considered.

Mark Schreiner is the assistant news director and intern coordinator for WUSF News.
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