Charles F. Porter portrayed NASCAR pioneer Wendell Scott in the 2011 television movie Wendell Scott: A Race Story and produced the 2025 film Finding Faith. Born in Oxford, England, he played Division I football at Duke University before a back injury ended his NFL ambitions. Diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma in 2010, he underwent a stem cell transplant the following year and faced three subsequent recurrences. He later credited those experiences with deepening his appreciation for everyday life.

His wife, Candice Tab-Porter, remembered someone whose integrity never wavered and who taught her to remain present through hardship. Their daughters, Layla Rose, 9, and Juliette Jasmine, 6, carry forward the love and wisdom he shared. Candice said she would look for reminders of him in eagles, deer and his number, 52. Her farewell acknowledged a loss the family would never fully recover from, alongside a lifelong commitment to honoring the man they loved..READ MORE BELOW