Pasquale Francis Porto, 52, a 15-year resident of Arnold, died May 11 at Anne Arundel Medical Center. The cause of death is not available.
Mr. Porto was born March 26, 1952, in New Haven. Conn., and raised in West Haven, Conn. He married Gloria Porto on May 11, 1974.
He worked as a sales manager for MQ Software and had served in the Air Force.
He was a member of the Knights of Columbus. Mr. Porto also was a youth football commissioner for the Cape St. Claire Recreation Council and was a baseball and softball umpire for various leagues in Anne Arundel County. He also was very family oriented.
Surviving, in addition to his wife, are one son, Marcellino P. Porto of Arnold; one daughter, Jennifer K. Porto of Phoenix, Ariz.; and one brother, Robert Porto of West Haven.
Visitation is from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow at Barranco and Sons Severna Park Funeral Home, 495 Ritchie Highway, where services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Druid Ridge Cemetery in Baltimore. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association, Maryland Affiliate, 3120 Lord Baltimore Drive, Suite 106, Baltimore, MD 21244.
As published in The Capital Newspaper, Annapolis, MD on 5-12-2004