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Patricia Steele
March 3, 2019
Thanks for all the fond memories you left with all of us. We had so much fun out fishing on your boat. I spent so much time at your house in Orleans I practically had my own room there. You were always a gracious host. Much love to you and your family. Cousin Patti
April 3, 2013
Rod, I continue to think of you quite often. We had so many good times out on the water. Always fond memories...
Cousin Patti
Ben Wellington
March 17, 2012
Many of us from Roddy's earliest days remember him as so kind and friendly. We have been looking for him and I'm so sorry to find that we passed in the night. My best to his family. He started really well and was a wonderful friend to have way back in the Greenwich and Stamford days.
Mary Catherine O'Connor
March 14, 2012
Rodney, enjoy the rest of your journey. May it be free of pain. My condolences to everyone in the Collins family, especially Erin, Ben and my beloved friend Matt.
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Patti Steele
March 14, 2012
So sorry for your loss, Roddy was a wonderful father, husband and friend. Always made one feel welcome in his home. And the stories, one for every ocassion. May the many good memories be a comfort to you now.
Ken Trout
March 13, 2012
Sorry to hear of Roddy's passing, although I cannot say I really knew him,he was a legend from Shippan Point, those who lived there back in the day know what I mean,he was like another Steve McQueen!! My Condolences to his family.
Patricia Scalzi
March 11, 2012
My deepest condolences to Rod's wife, Marian Harper Collins.
JoAnn McKenna
March 10, 2012
Kind and gentle, devoted husband, loving father. May your spirit soar far, wide and free alongside those you cherish. Farewell my true and steadfast friend, until the day our paths cross again.
Patricia Scalzi
March 10, 2012
There wasn't a kinder man, a quiet man who when surrounded by those he loved would love to spin a story or two. A man who loved his children, his brother and sister, his mother and father, nature, the water, a garden and above all, fishing. He loved to make things from wood: tables and chess boards; he loved to play chess. I will always remember him as a young father. I will never forget his dedication to his good friends. I will treasure having known him.
The Staff of Nickerson Funeral Home
March 9, 2012
We wish to extend our deepest sympathies at this difficult time.
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