Perry Collins

Perry Lee Collins, 71, passed away Sunday, March 2, 2008, at Kalispell Regional Medical Center in Kalispell. He had battled coronary artery disease for 30 years but died from a yet-to-be-determined disease.

Perrywas born Dec. 29, 1936, in Seeley, Calif., to Andrew and Blanche (Hunga) Collins.

He attended high school in Imperial, Calif., and attended Arizona State University. His career was as a supervisor and manager for UPS and several freight lines in Southern California.

Perry retired to the Kalispell area, where he married his second wife, Sandra. Together they enjoyed hiking, fishing, gardening and playing with their beagles, Dusty and Heidi.

Perry was a radio-controlled model-airplane enthusiast and flew his planes in Montana with the Glacier RC'ers and in Brenda, Ariz., where they spent their winters among their many friends, including Perry's best friend, Marvin.

Perry was preceded in death by his parents; his sister Barbara; and his beloved daughter Jewelene.

He is survived by his wife, Sandy Collins, of Kalispell; Sandy's daughter Linda Flickinger and her children Brian and Shyanne, of Whitefish; his first wife Reba; son Andrew Collins, wife Lisa and their children Zachary, Presli, Baxter and Baylie, of Brea, Calif.; son Walter Collins, of Yorba Linda, Calif.; and sister Beverly Leslie, of Barstow, Calif.

Memorial services for Perry Collins were held March 8, 2008, in the Johnson Mortuary chapel with Pastor Darold Reiner officiating.