John Robert Collins Jr.

John Robert Collins Jr. went to be with our Lord on November 9th, 2025. John was born in Lexington, Kentucky on August 18, 1940, to John Collins Sr. and Abigail (Harris) Collins. He grew up in Chrisman, Illinois where he enjoyed playing basketball and trombone in the high school band. John began his adventure for business while working his early morning paper route and shoveling snow from neighbor's sidewalks. He played college basketball for a small college in Missouri before heading south to study accounting at Louisiana State University. While at LSU, John found two of his greatest loves, his beloved Alma Mater, and his wife of 63 years, Teegie. After graduation in 1963, the family moved to El Paso, TX where he began his career with Peat, Marwick, Mitchell, and company and became a CPA. There were many long hours during tax season, and he traveled to New Mexico to do taxes and audits. A favorite job was auditing the Lodge in Cloudcroft, NM. During his early career days, John, and Teegie's first two children were born. Being an athlete and sports enthusiast himself, John relished coaching his kids' sports teams. In 1971, the family moved to Houston which is where their third child was born. He worked for LaGuarta, Gavrel & Kirk Real Estate, becoming interested in oil & gas. He joined Xcel Products and eventually became a part owner. In 1991, John and Teegie retired to Boerne, Texas where John became an avid volunteer and was awarded Volunteer of the Year. He was incredibly dedicated to serving his community. He was a director of Kendall County Junior Livestock Association, volunteered for Hill Country Daily Bread, Golfers for Others, and member of noon Rotary Club, he enjoyed being a greeter at church. Finally, for 22 years he prepared tax returns for free through AARP Tax Aide. John was an incredible friend to many. He was an avid reader and enjoyed sharing books with friends and family and the library. John was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather. He was always willing to share his knowledge with the children. During retirement he enjoyed traveling with his family and being a supporter of his grandchildren's extracurricular activities. John will be remembered for his extremely generous spirit, being a lifelong/diehard LSU fan, and for always following through on anything he committed to with utmost attention to detail. Though he lived a life worthy of many accolades, he himself was most proud of his family. In the last several years, he made it a point to tell them this. He is preceded in death by his parents, two sisters, a brother, and his daughter Gina Sexton. He is survived by his wife, Teegie (Beridon) Collins, his children: Jill (Logan) Boswell and Rob (Kathy) Collins, his grandchildren: Chesley (Cody) Crawford, Wesley (Aimee) Boswell, Ginger (Jeremiah) Rubio, Taylor (Samantha) Mathes, Paige (Alan) Martin, and Quentin Mathes, and great-grandchildren: Mikiah, Collins Joe "CJ", Canyon, Olivia, Emory, Corrie Lou, Owen, Cooper, and Jonah. The family would like to thank The Kendall House, Alamo Hospice of Boerne, and CenterWell Home Healthcare for the compassionate care they gave. Memorial donations may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Hill Country Daily Bread, and Charming Pet Rescue.
A celebration of life will be held on November 22, 2025, at the First United Methodist Church of Boerne at 10:00 am.