Checking the Daily Star (a central New York Newspaper) here is their obit for Daniel Porter.
Porter III, Daniel R. Daniel R. Porter III, 76, passed away Nov. 21, 2006, at his home in Cooperstown.
He was born July 2, 1930, Northampton, Mass., son of Daniel and Eleanor (Parsons) Porter.
He married Joan J. Dornfeld on Nov. 22, 1958, in Madison, Wis.
He received a BA from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 1952; MA in history from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1956.
He was a sergeant in the United States Army Ordinance Corps 1952-1954 and served in Korea.
He was a lifelong museum and historical agency administrator and professor, serving as director of the Historical Society of York, Pa. Director of the Ohio Historical Society and the Executive Director of the Preservation Society of Newport County, Rhode Island.
In 1978, he became professor and director of SUNY's Cooperstown Graduate Program in Museum Studies. From 1982-1992, he served as the director of the New York State Historical Association and The Farmers' Museum.
During his career, he was commissioner of the American Association of Museums Accreditation Commission and a board member of the American Association of Museums and American Association for State and Local History.
He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Joan (nee (Dornfeld); daughter Leslie Easton and her husband, Ed, of Coudersport, Pa.; his son, Andrew and his wife, Amy, of Cooperstown; four grandchildren; and his brother, Edward K. Porter, and his wife, Shirley, of Worthington, Mass.
He was predeceased by his sister, Janice Leroux, of Northampton, Mass.
At the request of Mr. Porter, there will be no funeral service.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Cooperstown Emergency Squad.
I liked the other one better.