- MAURICE LEWIS COLLINS
COLLINS, MAURICE LEWIS - Maurice Lewis Collins, 59, Kentville, passed away from cancer at his home Thursday, April 8, 2004.
Born in Warwick, England, he soon emigrated with his family. He was the only child of the late John M. and Mary K. (Fallon) Collins and grew up in Espanola, Ont. He obtained his BA in History and Philosophy from Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ont., his MA in Philosophy from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ont., was a Ph.D. candidate at Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pa., and subsequently obtained his CMA.
He was employed in several controller and management positions over a number of years with Irving Oil in Saint John, N.B. He also worked for Parrsboro Metal Fabricators in Parrsboro, Universal Drill Rigs in Miramichi, N.B., Farocan in Mulgrave, and was working for Annapolis Valley First Nation at the time of his death.
His interests included collecting and reading books on many topics, sailing, skiing, biking, cooking, photography and chess.
He is survived by his wife, E. Jean Gibson Collins; sons, Neil, Fredericton, N.B.; David, Saint John, N.B.; their mother, Susan Collins, Saint John, N.B.; stepsons, Ian Montgomerie, California; Scott Montgomerie, Halifax; stepdaughter, Karen Montgomerie, Korea. There are a number of surviving relatives in Canada, Ireland and England. His brilliant smile and courteous, thoughtful style will be sadly missed by all.
Cremation has taken place. There will be no visitation by his request. A funeral mass will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, April 17, in St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, Kentville, Father Craig Christenson officiating. Interment in Berwick Cemetery, Berwick.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to M.L. Collins Memorial Scholarship in Philosophy (make cheques payable to University of New Brunswick and send to Kim Anderson, University of New Brunswick, Box 4400, Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3) or to Canadian Cancer Society, Nova Scotia Division, 5826 South St., Suite 1, Halifax, NS B3H 1S6. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of H.C. Lindsay Funeral Homes Ltd., 5 Leverett Ave., Kentville, N.S.
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1945 - 2004 (59 ans)
