William John "Jack" "Bill" Collins
5/14/2017


William John “Jack” “Bill” Collins, of Medford, formerly of Billerica, passed away on Sunday, May 14th at the Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Medford. He was 76.

Born in Beverly, he was the son of the late Harley L. and Marian F. (Wellings) Collins. William attended East Boston High School and graduated with the class of 1958. After high school William enlisted into the United States Air Force, where he proudly served from March 14, 1960 to December 8, 1964. While in the service, he met his wife Hendrika and the two were married on January 8, 1964 in Amsterdam, Holland. After his honorable discharge, William worked for American Airlines for thirty-eight years. He served as their treasurer and secretary of the union as well. After his retirement in 2003, William enjoyed reading novels, volunteering and tutoring second grade math and reading.

William was the beloved husband of the late Hendrika (Peperkamp) Collins, who passed away in 2007. The two shared forty-three loving years of marriage. He was the devoted father of Debbie Collins of Gloucester and James Collins of Chelmsford and the loving grandfather of seven and loving great grandfather of three great grandsons. William was the dear brother of Loretta Meucci and her late husband Anthony of Medford, and is also survived by five loving cousins.

His Funeral will be from the Dello Russo Funeral Home, 306 Main Street, Medford on Thursday, May 18th at 10:30AM followed by a Funeral Mass celebrated in St. Joseph Church, 118 High Street, Medford, at 11:30AM. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend. Visiting hours will be held on Wednesday from 3 through 7PM. Interment will be held privately.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in William's name may be sent to Hallmark Health Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice, 178 Savin St., Suite 300, Malden, MA 02148 or American Cancer Society, 30 Speen St., Framingham, MA 01701.

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