Thomas M. Collins

The Family Visitation honoring the life of Thomas Michael Collins will be held from 2:00-4:00 P.M. Sunday November 24, 2019 in the Brown-Cummings Funeral Home. The services celebrating his life will be held at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday November 27, 2019 in the Peace United Church of Christ in Gladbrook, Iowa. Burial will follow in the Crystal Township Cemetery in Garwin, Iowa. Services are under the direction of Brown-Cummings Funeral Home.

Thomas Michael (Mike) Collins passed away on 20 November 2019 at the age of 70 after a yearlong battle of ALS. He was born on 21 July 1949 to the late Roy and Mary Collins in Ponca City, Oklahoma. After high school, he joined the Air Force on 18 November 1968. He was stationed to military assignments in Germany, Japan and numerous states. During this time, he met his future wife, Annette Marie Landt and they later married on 1 December 1980.

After 23 years of military service, Mike retired in 1991 and settled down in Enid. Even after his military retirement, Mike still wanted to devote time to the military. He did this by working an additional 20 years as a contractor at Vance Air Force Base. Mike loved to fish and hunt and enjoyed his time with his children and grandchildren. He also loved sports. If it was a Saturday, he was always watching the Huskers play. During the spring, he never missed a Cardinals baseball game on TV.

Mike is survived by his wife Annette and six children, Tawnya and Jeff Jackson, of Tulsa, Oklahoma; Kristi Collins, of Tulsa, Oklahoma; Wesley Michael Collins and Mike McGuire, of Tulsa, Oklahoma; Michael Collins of Enid, Oklahoma; Ginette and Mike Rich, of Orcutt, California; and Stephanie and Tim Lukenbaugh, of Grand Forks, North Dakota. He is also survived by sisters, Carol Andrasko and Debbie Boren and brother Charlie Collins; nine grandchildren, one great grandson and many nieces and nephews.

He was also preceded in death by his parents; sisters, Ann Kaurkane and Jeannie Keith; brothers, Steve Collins, Jerry Collins, and Paul Benton. He will be missed by all.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the ALS Association in memory of Mike.

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