She is survived by her husband of 31 years Steven Porter, her sons Nick, Nathan, Noah, and Nashua Porter, parents Louise and Mike Lawless and Glenn and Maria Yotti, sisters Jacinda Ramsey and Jennifer Yotti, brother and sister-in-law Joe and Pim Yotti, mother-in-law Vicki Swalley, nieces Sarah Garrison and Annabelle Yotti, nephews Sam Watson, Edmund Yotti, and Aidric Yotti, and numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins. She loved them all.
Jacqueline was proud to be a mother and homemaker. Motherhood was her calling and vocation, and it had been her dream since she was a young child.
Jacqueline had a stubborn streak that served her well as a fierce advocate for her family. She was known and loved for her sharp wit, sense of humor, culinary expertise, and fondness for mystery novels. She enjoyed dancing, especially to music of local bands.
She was also known for her detail-oriented nature, which she attributed to the Nancy Drew mysteries she read as a child. She used that keen attention to detail to design the house where she and Steve raised their four boys.
Jacqueline will be missed very much, by very many.
Services and interment will take place at Newcomer’s White Chapel Funeral Home and Cemetery, 6600 NE Antioch Rd, Kansas City, MO 64119. Visitation is Friday, November 11, 5:00 to 7:00 pm. Funeral Liturgy Outside of Mass will be celebrated Saturday, November 12, 10:00 am.
