James M. Porter, 79, formerly of Butler, died July 30 at his home in Myrtle Beach, S,C., surrounded by his loving family.
Born May 21, 1926, in Washington, Pa., he was a son of John M. and Helen Curran Porter Sr.
He retired as a Pennsylvania State Police officer after 34 years. He also had been a detective for the Butler County District Attorney's office.
Mr. Porter was a life member of the Knights of Columbus, the Butler County Law Enforcement Association and the International Association for Identification, Pennsylvania Division.
He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Police, the Ancient Order of the Hibernians, Elks Lodge 1771 and St. Andrew Roman Catholic Church in Myrtle Beach. He was a previous a member of St. Fidelis Roman Catholic Church in Meridian.
During World War II, he served with the Navy in the South Pacific.
He was a loving husband, father, brother, grandfather and his love for his family is his greatest legacy.
Surviving are his wife, Dorothy McQuay Porter, whom he married Aug. 18, 1951; two sons, Daniel Porter of Prospect and Michael Porter of Cranberry Township; two daughters, Denise Bintrim of Harmony and Lisa Barnhart of Butler; and a sister, Margaret Jane McGlone of Dearborn, Mich. Nine grandchildren, Tyler, McKenna and Teague Bintrim, Hannah and Quay Barnhart and Carly and Bennett and Maura and Gillian Porter, also survive.
A son, James J. Porter, and a brother, John M. Porter Jr., preceded him in death.
Born May 21, 1926, in Washington, Pa., he was a son of John M. and Helen Curran Porter Sr.
He retired as a Pennsylvania State Police officer after 34 years. He also had been a detective for the Butler County District Attorney's office.
Mr. Porter was a life member of the Knights of Columbus, the Butler County Law Enforcement Association and the International Association for Identification, Pennsylvania Division.
He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Police, the Ancient Order of the Hibernians, Elks Lodge 1771 and St. Andrew Roman Catholic Church in Myrtle Beach. He was a previous a member of St. Fidelis Roman Catholic Church in Meridian.
During World War II, he served with the Navy in the South Pacific.
He was a loving husband, father, brother, grandfather and his love for his family is his greatest legacy.
Surviving are his wife, Dorothy McQuay Porter, whom he married Aug. 18, 1951; two sons, Daniel Porter of Prospect and Michael Porter of Cranberry Township; two daughters, Denise Bintrim of Harmony and Lisa Barnhart of Butler; and a sister, Margaret Jane McGlone of Dearborn, Mich. Nine grandchildren, Tyler, McKenna and Teague Bintrim, Hannah and Quay Barnhart and Carly and Bennett and Maura and Gillian Porter, also survive.
A son, James J. Porter, and a brother, John M. Porter Jr., preceded him in death.
James M. Porter, 79, formerly of Butler, died July 30 at his home in Myrtle Beach, S,C., surrounded by his loving family.
Born May 21, 1926, in Washington, Pa., he was a son of John M. and Helen Curran Porter Sr.
He retired as a Pennsylvania State Police officer after 34 years. He also had been a detective for the Butler County District Attorney's office.
Mr. Porter was a life member of the Knights of Columbus, the Butler County Law Enforcement Association and the International Association for Identification, Pennsylvania Division.
He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Police, the Ancient Order of the Hibernians, Elks Lodge 1771 and St. Andrew Roman Catholic Church in Myrtle Beach. He was a previous a member of St. Fidelis Roman Catholic Church in Meridian.
During World War II, he served with the Navy in the South Pacific.
He was a loving husband, father, brother, grandfather and his love for his family is his greatest legacy.
Surviving are his wife, Dorothy McQuay Porter, whom he married Aug. 18, 1951; two sons, Daniel Porter of Prospect and Michael Porter of Cranberry Township; two daughters, Denise Bintrim of Harmony and Lisa Barnhart of Butler; and a sister, Margaret Jane McGlone of Dearborn, Mich. Nine grandchildren, Tyler, McKenna and Teague Bintrim, Hannah and Quay Barnhart and Carly and Bennett and Maura and Gillian Porter, also survive.
A son, James J. Porter, and a brother, John M. Porter Jr., preceded him in death.
Born May 21, 1926, in Washington, Pa., he was a son of John M. and Helen Curran Porter Sr.
He retired as a Pennsylvania State Police officer after 34 years. He also had been a detective for the Butler County District Attorney's office.
Mr. Porter was a life member of the Knights of Columbus, the Butler County Law Enforcement Association and the International Association for Identification, Pennsylvania Division.
He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Police, the Ancient Order of the Hibernians, Elks Lodge 1771 and St. Andrew Roman Catholic Church in Myrtle Beach. He was a previous a member of St. Fidelis Roman Catholic Church in Meridian.
During World War II, he served with the Navy in the South Pacific.
He was a loving husband, father, brother, grandfather and his love for his family is his greatest legacy.
Surviving are his wife, Dorothy McQuay Porter, whom he married Aug. 18, 1951; two sons, Daniel Porter of Prospect and Michael Porter of Cranberry Township; two daughters, Denise Bintrim of Harmony and Lisa Barnhart of Butler; and a sister, Margaret Jane McGlone of Dearborn, Mich. Nine grandchildren, Tyler, McKenna and Teague Bintrim, Hannah and Quay Barnhart and Carly and Bennett and Maura and Gillian Porter, also survive.
A son, James J. Porter, and a brother, John M. Porter Jr., preceded him in death.
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