ɹᵻtˈaɪɚd fɹʌm hˈɑːki, ɡˈɛtlɪf ænd hɪz wˈaɪf lˈoːɹnɚ ɹᵻmˈeɪnd ɪn mˌɑːntɹɪˈɔːl ʌntˈɪl mˈuːvɪŋ tə lˈʌndən, ɑːntˈæɹɪˌoʊ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti, wˌɛɹ hiː ɡɹˈuː ˈʌp.
Retired from hockey, Getliffe and his wife Lorna remained in Montreal until moving to London, Ontario in 1990, where he grew up.