Jan. 19, 2004
 Timothy J. Collins died Jan. 19, 2004, in Ft. Lauderdale,
Fla., after a brief illness, at 91.
Mr. Collins had been the president and co-owner of Collins
Plumbing Supply, Holyoke, Mass., from 1937 until 1972, when
the business was sold.
Active in College affairs, he served a three-year term on
the Holy Cross Board of Associate Trustees, beginning in
1966; he was elected board chairman in 1969. A former member
of the board of directors and treasurer of the General Alumni
Association, Mr. Collins was a recipient of the In Hoc
Signo Award in 1964. He had been a member of the President's
Council at Holy Cross.
Mr. Collins had also been involved in community and professional
organizations, serving as a director of the former Park National
Bank in Holyoke and as a former president of the Plumbing & Heating
Wholesalers of New England; in addition, he had been a trustee
of Serra International. In 1959, Mr. Collins was named a
Knight of the Holy Sepulchre by Pope John XXIII.
A Navy lieutenant during World War II, he was commended
for outstanding service in Guam.
Mr. Collins is survived by his wife, Jean; two brothers;
eight stepchildren, including Michael Buckley '66;
33 nephews and nieces, including F. Farrell Collins Jr.,
M.D., '68 and Anne Collins Crochiere '84; and
numerous grandnephews and grandnieces, including Christopher
R. Davignon, M.D., '95 and Thomas Cahill '06.
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