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1940
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2015
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Jay COLLINS Obituary
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COLLINS, Jay Allan Age 75 of Centerville died on Wednesday, September 9, 2015. Services are pending. Please see Full obituary in future edition. Family is being served by Burcham Jennings Funeral Home, Fairborn.
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September 24, 2015
So sorry about jay. We spent a lot of years growing up together in Fairborn.
He was a great friend and we are thinking about his family.
Bob Antenucci...Phoenix, AZ
Dianne Rader
September 23, 2015
Jay, I have often thought of you fondly, lo these many years. You were one of the greatest guys in our high school class of 58, and richly enhanced my high school experience with your wit and kindness. RIP, my friend.
September 23, 2015
Rest well Jay.
Jud Dicello, Wendell, Idaho
September 21, 2015
Diane, my sincerest sympathy to you and your family. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
Jan Gaerke
September 21, 2015
So sorry for you and your family! You have a special Guardian Angel looking over you, your family.
Linda Collins
September 20, 2015
I am so sorry to hear of Jay's passing. I am sure he will be missed greatly. I'm sorry we didn't keep in touch.
JMC
September 20, 2015
Rest in peace in God's memory.
Kelly Brickler-Collins
September 16, 2015
Jay, it was a blessing to get to know you over the last 10 years. I will miss your "bo, bo, bo's" and your sense of humor! "100,000 dollars", right? :) You are going to be missed so much, and conversations will always include you. Until we meet again. RIP, enjoy those chocolate desserts again, as I know God will have all your favorites, and know you will be missed. I'm sure you will be the tennis champion, in heaven, in no time. I love you... until we meet again.
Paul Tambe
September 15, 2015
Jay, we met later in life and I was honored to be your friend. You are and will continue to be a great example to your children, grandchildren and friends of what is truly important in life - family, friends and a never ending sense of humor. You were a great father which is evident in the qualities your children and grandchildren possess. I will miss you my friend.
Douglas Collins
September 15, 2015
Dad, thank you for your everlasting love. I am so grateful for having you as my father. I will always cherish our times together and your constant examples to me on how to become a better man. I will miss our discussions about sports, my education, trivia, travel, and careers. You always made time for me and my family. I will never forget how you made everyone around you feel as if they were the most important in your life. Your spirit lives on and I will always and forever be searching for a conversation with you. I look forward to the day we are together again. I love you Dad!
God Bless...
Diane Mescher
September 15, 2015
Dad, you will forever be the light of my life! Thank you for your abundance of love, sacrifices and devotion my entire life. I am comforted by all the wonderful memories growing up and how you made me and my children laugh with your silliness and jokes. Dad, through your spirit I feel your warmth, love and pride and my heart beats for you. I will love you always and forever ... God Bless...
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