Christina Margarita Porter, 51, of Tampa, Florida –  Funeral Service is scheduled at 3:00 PM on Friday, May 15, 2015 at Grace Family Church, 5101 Van Dyke Road, Lutz, Florida 33558 with Pastor Jerry Batista, to officiate.  The family will receive friends at the church from 2:00 PM until service time.  Burial will be private.

A native of La Ceiba, Honduras and a local resident since 1995, when she moved here from Riverside, California.  She was born on December 4, 1963 and passed away at Florida Hospital Tampa on Fletcher Avenue on May 8, 2015.  She was the youngest of 10 siblings.  She had two daughters, Milagro Cristina and Carmen Ercilia.  In 1988, she came to the United States to live in Riverside, California. In 1996, she met the love of her life, Franklin Darrell Porter, and they married on June 21, 1997.  In 1999, she started her own business in child care.  She loved children and truly enjoyed caring for them.  She loved helping others and always thought of them before herself.  In 2009, she closed her business in childcare and became a homemaker.

She touched many lives with her kind, loving, and giving heart.  She loved God above all else and had an unwavering faith.  Her favorite Bible verses were Philippians 4:13 (I can do all through him who gives me strength) and Psalm 18:2 (The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; My God is my rock; in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my strong hold).

She is survived by her husband, Franklin D. Porter; her daughter, Milagro Porter; her mother, Rosa Hilda Carrasco; 6 sisters and 2 brothers.

The family requests in lieu of flowers, to please make donations to St, Jude’s Children Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN  38105 or Grace Family Church, 5101 Van Dyke Road, Lutz, FL 33558 in the memory of Christina Margarita Porter.