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CHRISTOPHER JOHN PORTMAN January 25, 1980 - February 25, 2005 Suddenly, Christopher passed away at his home in Pasadena, Califor nia at the young age of 25. He is sur vived by his parents Wendy and David, his sister Lesley, his Stepfather Douglas and his girlfriend Katherine Alevaraz. A Memorial ser vice honoring his life was held in Pasadena on March 1st, 2005. In keeping with Chris's wishes, he will be cremated and his ashes cast upon the ocean. Chris will forever be in the hearts of his family and friends. He will always be remembered for the joy, love and happiness that he gave to us all. A Celebration of Life for Christopher will be held at The Boulevard Club on Thursday March 10th, 2005 at 7 p.m. 1491 Lakeshore Blvd West. In lieu of flowers, his family that donations be made to Trillium Gif t of Life Network University Ave, Toronto M5H (416) 363 - 4438 asks the 155 3B7 * http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/BDAStory/Deaths/20050307/92961907/birthsanddeaths * http://www.twentybelow.com/blog/archives/2005/03/so_long_chris_p.html WinstonCole writes: I remember more than a few conversations amongst various older senior types at iSTAR about whether it was right to expose a 15 year old to the very adult world that working at iSTAR was. I think Chris was routinely treated like an adult by most people and for the most part he ran seamlessly in the adult world. But I used to feel a degree of responsibility and guilt whenever he was within my area of perceived responsibility...because despite his awesome gifts, he was, after all, a teenage boy who was out there in the world largely without any real anchor points. I think many people took the time to look out for him...I know Eriks did, as did Margo, Ralston and others...but for me the sense of loss surrounding Chris is that his was a light that burned extraordinarily bright which ultimately and sadly may have affected his longevity. W
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