"Greg, you will be forever in our hearts here in Maryland. So glad the family came last summer for a visit. We will treasure that time always, as special memories will never fade. Love Aunt Priscilla, Uncle Lou and Brittney."
In loving memory of
Greg W. Collins
October 23, 1983 - October 25, 2000
Greg Collins LETTS, Iowa - Greg W. Collins, 17, of 17828 Highway 61, Letts, died Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2000, at his parents home. Services will be 10 a.m. on Saturday, at the Grandview Community Bible Church. The Rev. Darryl Erickson will officiate. Pallbearers will be the Order of the Arrow Lodge Brothers. Honorary Bearers will be the Louisa-Muscatine Varsity Football Team and Coaches. Burial will be in Letts Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. on Friday at the Ralph J. Wittich-Riley-Freers Funeral Home in Muscatine. Memorials may be made to the Greg W. Collins Scholarship Fund. Greg was born on Oct. 22, 1983, in Iowa City, son of Ron and Marie Gaeta Collins. Greg was a Junior and honor student at Louisa-Muscatine High School, where he lettered in football and track. He was a varsity team captain for the football squad and was a running back and a line backer. Greg was also involved in the Boy Scouts Letts Troup 54 achieving the Eagle Scout Award and was a Vigil Honor recipient in the Order of the Arrow. He also loved hunting, fishing, hanging out with his friends and is greatly loved by his mother, father and sister. He was a member of the St. Mary Church in Wapello and also attended the Grandview Community Bible Church. Survivors include his parents, Ron and Marie Collins; one sister, Jennifer Collins; his paternal grandparents, Dean and Dolores Collins; his maternal grandparents, Charles and Elizabeth "Betty" Gaeta, all of Letts; his aunts and uncles, Louis and Priscilla Gaeta, Vincent and Janice Gaeta, Charles Gaeta and Jeanne Golien, Michael Gaeta, Joseph and Denise Gaeta, Philippa and Scott Clester, Elizabeth and Jeff Hackett, Dave and Deena Christy, Bill Collins, Gary and Robin Collins, Steve Collins and Scott Collins; many cousins; and special friends, Tim and Linda Verink and their girls, also of Letts and the Knoll family of Blue Grass.
Tributes
"Our Sympathies are with you and your family."
"I am so sorry. May the Lord walk with you."
"Hey little cousin! I know that you are up there in heaven and are looking down at us and knowing that you were cared for and loved very much by everyone! Greg, our memories that we have of you; the time that you guys came out here and visited with us, the fire bomb you and your dad made and your great cooking, that we shared back there over the summer. These and other memories we will cherish forever! Our hearts and thoughts are with you and your family. I'm glad that your pain is gone but we wish you would've had a much longer time on Earth. We will never forget about you! Rest in Peace friend! We'll miss you!"
"TO GREGS FAMILY, I DIDNOT KNOW GREG OR THE FAMILY, BUT MY NEIGHBOR GIRL SARAH PETERSON DID SHE WENT TO SCOOL WITH HIM. I AM REALLY SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR LOSS. MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL. YOU WILL BE IN MY PRAYERS. DEBRA COLEMAN"
"May the Creator of the Universe send you His peace and consolation for your journey through grieving and your memories be precious vignettes. We are of Troop 3 BSA, Silver Tomahawk Lodge 80"