Loving husband of the late Margaret S. Collins; beloved son of the late Thomas L. and Athena Collins; devoted father of Thomas "Bud" Collins III, Christy (Tim) Sawyer and Kelly "Cacy" (Scott) Pollak; cherished grandfather of Cara (Timothy) Sawyer-Jones, Stefanie (Al) Collins-Pace, Thomas Collins IV, Andrew Sawyer, Meghan Collins, Benjamin Sawyer, Jesse Pollak and Christian Pollak; treasured great-grandfather of 12. He is preceded in death by his son Steve Collins.