Husband of Kathleen Gilroy of Alderwood. Father of Grace and her husband Paul Pattison of Orangeville; Garry Porritt and his wife Jean of Mississauga; Kathy and her husband Bob Sherliker of Mississauga; and James Porritt and his wife Teresina of Alderwood. Brother of Harold of Newmarket; Helen Davis of Gilford; and the late Merle Freda Liberty, Jack, Fred, and Betty Dales-Meredith. Grandfather of Wade and Michaela Pattison, Christopher, Stacie and Kelly Porritt, Kristine and Mandy Sherliker. Interment at Glendale Memorial Gardens Cemetery.
