Porter Denton Harris

Porter Denton Harris, 22, of Pocatello, Idaho, passed away on January 2, 2024. Porter spent the last couple of years in a courageous battle with cancer.

He was born on November 27, 2001, in Pocatello, Idaho to Laura Gleason and Robert Harris. He grew up in Pocatello and attended school at Jefferson Elementary and Irving Middle School. He graduated from Pocatello High School in 2020 where he excelled on the wrestling and swim teams. After high school, he worked at Phil Meador Toyota in Pocatello and met many wonderful friends. He also played city league soccer and competed five years on the Pocatello Bandits Lacrosse Team.

Porter spent much of his younger life on his grandparent’s farm near Soda Springs. It was there he developed a tenacious work ethic, a love for the outdoors, and looking at the stars at night. He enjoyed winter sports, kayaking, paddle boarding, biking, target shooting, and excelled at digital gaming, thinking at one point, he may go pro. He was an eagle scout, an amazing dancer, and his dad’s best friend.

He is survived by his father Robert Harris of Pocatello; his mother Laura Gleason of Pocatello; his brother Avery Harris of Fort Leonard Wood, MO; sister Phoebe Harris of Pocatello; grandfather Robert Gleason of Portland, OR; grandmother Lynnette Campbell of Bancroft, ID; and grandmother Sharon Harris of Idaho Falls, ID. He was preceded in death by his grandfather Lynn Harris. Funeral services were held January 6, 2024, in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Chapel, at 1433 Gwen Drive, Pocatello, Idaho. Interment services will follow at the Fairview Cemetery, Soda Springs, Idaho.