Edward G. Collins

To My Uncle Eddie, My Godfather...
I just stepped outside and looked up into the sky. The stars are all out shining brightly. It's the night of your funeral. It was a beautiful day, but a very sad one as well. My eyes welled up with tears as I blew a kiss up to Heaven for you on this night. I was thinking about the last couple of months leading up to this past week. It's really sinking in now. No more Uncle Eddie. You were a very kind and special uncle not only to me, but to all of us. I...

Uncle Eddie was a fun uncle when we were little kids. He was so tall to us and we loved when he'd walk us home from Grandma's and we'd take turns sitting on his strong shoulders. We always loved him and still do..God's blessings to him....