Portage man walking to Washington to raise funds in brother’s memory

Portage man walking to Washington to raise funds in brother’s memory

It’s a long walk from Portage to Washington, D.C., but for Antonio Gutierrez, it’s a step – a lot of steps – in support of the Portage Recovery Association. Gutierrez is raising funds in memory of his brother Erik. Gutierrez was in Greensboro, West Virginia, on Thursday. He plans to reach Washington on Tuesday. “That will mark two years to the day that I came home and found him dead,” he said. Erik suffered from mental illness and alcoholism, Gu…