David Alfred Porteous

June 7, 1923 – December 1, 2010

It is with so much love and the saddest of hearts that the family of David Alfred Porteous announces his passing on December 1, 2010 at the age of 87. With his wee Jeanie and five children by his side, and in the comfort of his own home, Dad took his last breath after years of struggling with COPD. David leaves behind his loving wife Jeanie of 63 years, his children Bruce, Rob, Cathy (Rick), Jan (Ken), and Karen (Donald), 10 grandchildren Hillary, Julia, Thomas, Candice, Jennifer, Lauren, Kirstyn, Adam, Cole and Claire and great granddaughter Hannah, his dear sister Elsie, sister-in-law Marcia and daughter-in-law Bev as well as many nieces, nephews, friends and neighbours. A very special thanks to the friends of Bill W. His passing leaves us all with an enormous loss, but also with the happiest of memories and the strongest of families. The Clan Porteous invites you to join us in a Celebration of his Life on Thursday, December 9, 2010 in The Chapel of Forest Lawn Funeral Home (3789 Royal Oak Avenue, Burnaby) starting at 1:30pm. We would like to extend our greatest appreciation and thanks to the wonderful care and support of the Burnaby Health home care team, especially nurse Tracey and family doctor, Ken J. Appleby. Thank you so much for all of your support and kindness in our time of need. In lieu of flowers, please donate to the BC Lung Association at www. bclung.ca or the The Covenant House at www.covenanthousebc.org

We love you and miss you.

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change…Courage to change the things I can…and the Wisdom to know the difference.