Vanderbilt University Memorial: Remembering the life, death and legacy of Olen Collins
COLLINS Olen Taylor, Ed.D., on Wednesday January 28, 2015, a remarkable leader, educator, father, son, brother, and friend died at the age of 66. He was surrounded by his loving wife and children at St. Joseph East Hospital. He was born on February 27, 1948 to Della Collins Napier and John Collins at the Red Bird Hospital in Beverly, Kentucky. As a young boy he attended a one room school house where he was taught by his great-grandmother, Laura Collett, his father, and his aunt, Virgie...
