John Stanley Poreda
Nov. 29, 1960 – Apr. 30, 2022
John Poreda 61, of Henrico, Virginia passed away on Saturday, April 30, 2022.
John was a graduate of Lake Braddock Secondary School in Burke, Virginia, Class of 1980. He attended Virginia Commonwealth University Majoring in Painting and Printmaking. He was a highly regarded and accomplished Architectural Illustrator for more than 35 years. He was an integral component of countless building projects throughout Virginia and an artistic icon in the science fiction roleplaying community. One of his proudest accomplishments was being the conceptual artist for Beyond The Rising Moon released in 1987. The world has lost an incredible artist and friend.
John was preceded in death by his mother, Priscilla Poreda; his father, Charles P. Poreda; his brother, Mark Poreda; and his brother-in-law, John Lewis.
John is survived by his daughter, Rachel Poreda; his daughter, Angela Israel and husband Moses Israel; his sisters, Priscilla Lewis and Julia Poreda; his brother, Michael Poreda and wife Kristi Poreda and their son, Nicholas Poreda; and his brother, Charles E. Poreda.
The family will receive friends from 2 – 4 pm Sunday, May 15 at Affinity Funeral Service, 2720 Enterprise Pkwy, Richmond, VA 23294. A graveside service will be held at 11 am Monday, April 16 at Mt. Vernon Memorial Park in Glen Allen.
To my brother John, I will miss you very much! I will always cherish our talks and the laughter!! Our shared interests in model kits and science fiction shows! I am blessed to have you as a brother and thankful for having spent the time we had together!! I know that you are in a much better place now! I am thankful that you are not suffering any longer !! Love, your brother Chuck
To my nieces, Rachel and Angela, I am sorry for your loss! Your father loves you very much! He spoke often of times when the three of you were together!!! He was so very proud of you and what you have accomplished with your lives!! Keep your memories of your father close to your heart and remember he loves you very much!!! Love, Uncle Chuck
To God be the glory receiving him into his glory and removing him out of his suffering and pain. To Angela and Rachel I am deeply sorry for this separation but your dad will always be with you in spirit and all the wonderful memories you had with him are forever!! No human words can provide comfort but I pray to God to embrace you 2 and the family as you go through this difficult season. Our hope is to meet all our love ones on the mountain top in Jesus name!!
Much love to you both!!
To John’s family and friends, my condolences. I too share in your loss.
John was easy to talk to and be around. He was a gaming buddy and an honest roller. With an “oh shucks,” look on a bad roll. Whenever he talked of his daughters, sparkles of love would beam from his eyes, he was so proud of them.
Many a night i would drive home late from work and i would call John to see how he was doing. He’d tell me of his art projects. He would talk about his family and friends. Or we talk about games, movies, tv shows, and sometimes music. We left no stone unturned. Sometimes i go visit him at his home and we’d watch a dvd,. He’d show me his models and artwork. He was an amazing talent and had so much more in him to share with the world.
Go spread your Wings John and be at peace.
Your friend Jeff
To my Brother John, I wish we could have been closer. You rest in Peace now
It was a pleasure getting to know John while he worked alongside our team at Waller, Todd & Sadler. He was a kind, soft spoken, talented person. We are sad to hear of his passing.
I’m Jeff Powell’s sister. I met John once in person but heard many stories of him and saw his amazing art work. My family and I were very blessed and touched he volunteered to stay at our house to answer the phone and door while we attended our father’s funeral. Momma still talks about how nice it was for him to do that for us. Much sympathy to everyone.
John….you will be sorely missed by me. You were my roommate at home and we had a lot of special moments together. I really cherish the drawings and portraits you did for me. You had so much talent. I’ll miss the leader of South Aderopia. Love you very much.
Your brother Mike.
I will miss you little brother and all the incredibly long phone calls we would have. I will always laugh when I think of how you always told me you wanted to draw like I do and I wanted to draw like you do. You were an incredible artist. Maybe our good Lord will let you paint some of the sunsets. See you again one day. Love, your sister Pris.