Robert (Allen) Porter
Robert (Allen) Porter was born in 1947 in Staten Island, New York, but grew up in Albany, New York, and attended university at Hudson Valley College in New York to earn an engineering transfer degree. During the Vietnam War, Bob was involved in the student anti-war movement on campus, and possessed deferment status, a status given to students who performed well academically. Despite maintaining good academic standing, Bob was given 1A status by the United States government, making Bob eligible to be drafted. Bob decided the only real option was to immigrate to Canada to dodge the draft. In 1968, Bob immigrated into Canada at the Niagara Falls border crossing with his wife. With the help of an employment agency, Bob was able to work for an electrical engineering firm called Magneto Electric. After a long career and a new marriage, Bob is now living in London, Ontario.