Almost everyone has asked us how we came up with Jack's name. Matt has made up quite a few stories....like we named him after Johnny Cash songs (that really is just a quirky coincidence)....but in all honesty, we just liked both of those names. We saw Jackson in a baby book and we instantly both liked it.....and I think that was the only boy name we agreed on!
As for Porter, it's a bit of a different story. We were invited to a statue dedication last fall for Admiral William Porter Lawrence. Admiral Lawrence visited the Academy almost daily while Matt was in school (he and his wife, Diane, live in Annapolis). Unfortunately, Admiral Lawrence passed away a few years ago. We were searching for a middle name for Jack and as we were looking at the program for the statue dedication we both were like " How about Porter?" We both loved the name and it came from such a well respected military man and a great American, hopefully both things that Jack can aspire to be.
The photo is of Jack in front of Admiral Lawrence's statue at the Naval Academy - the exact statue that helped us find his name!
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