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Philip Young Porter, known as P. Y., was born on September 15, 1890, in Ontario, to George E. Porter and Margaret Smith. The family came to Vancouver around 1891, and came to Langley in 1897, settling in the Murrayville area. Philip Young (PY) Porter began working for the Murrayville General Store in 1912 following a short stint as a blacksmith. Philip married Eleanor (Nellie) Agnes Powell in Vancouver on June 11, 1913. He continued his employment with the store when Seth Witton purchased it two years later. PY became the local postmaster in 1916 and eventually bought the store from Witton in 1917. Porter employed Ab Sherritt and Mr. Crockett to do extensive renovations in the late 1930's and the "new" P. Y. Porter General Merchandise store was completed in 1939. P.Y. ran the store for many years but gave the daily management of it over to his son Eldon (a.k.a. Eldy) in the late 1950's. P.Y. continued to help out until 1971 when he finally retired. Philip died on January 1, 1988.