03/27/16 - NNHS Newsletter -
Janis Parker Collins
Janice Parker Collins
(1947 - 01 Feb 2016)
Mt. Vernon Township High School (IL) Class of 1965
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03/27/16 - NNHS Newsletter -
Janice Parker Collins Mt. Vernon Township High School (IL) Class of 1965 |
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Dear
Friends and Schoolmates,
I was quite distressed to learn this very sad, if somewhat belated, news today.
Janis
Parker Collins, Mt. Vernon Township High School (IL) Class of 1965,
passed away in Nashville,
Tennessee on Tuesday, February 01, 2016 at the age of 68.
Wife of
Rip
Collins ('65) of TN,
she was the sister-in-law of
Neta Collins Hastings ('60) of VA.
From
Rip Collins ('65) of TN - 03/26/15, 11:41 AM - "
Janis Parker
Collins":
| Carol, My wife passed away on Feb. 1 as a result of Small Cell Carcinoma which is an incurable cancer. The story attached is not an obituary, but is intended to be a love story. I should have sent this out earlier, but it has been depressing since Janis has been gone. Rip Collins |
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Janis – My Love |
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Doubt many
husbands would stand up --- This is what Janis would want. Janis suffered through 2 forms of cancer - 4 chemos and 2 radiation Fought through it for 3 years Worst Christmas Best Christmas – Dec. 1967. University of Miami Worked at a post office in Newport News – met Buddy Spencer Told me how beautiful the campus was, girls, professors Told father Went down sight unseen It was as Buddy described and even more so. Also, it was a time when Archie Manning I was in paradise Dated a lot first year, but felt nothing Got down on my knees and prayed to God to send me an angel Asked for forgiveness 2 weeks later – fraternity brothers told me they found the perfect girl for me Was unsolicited and felt being set up – Declined offer Kept after me until I finally conceded. Beach Party – picked up at sorority house – exact figure that I described to God We hit it off right from the beginning – Car incident After 2 or 3 dates – asked me why I decided to come to Ole Miss – Told her about post office Asked me if that person I spoke to was Buddy Spencer – Not going to believe this – Did not dawn on me until later that Buddy was a messenger from God. He did not know Been around long enough to know, apple does not fall far from the tree – Meet parents. Train – thumbed to Mount Vernon, IL Parents very much loved each other and plus Mrs. Parker was an attractive lady at 50 or so. We had 2 wonderful girls |
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Oh, Russell! I am so very, very sorry! I cannot possibly imagine what you are and have been enduring! You have my deepest sympathies. 
Your beautiful poem is by turns open and moving and private and
inscrutable, just as is love itself. Thank you for sharing it with us. |
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From the (Nashville) Tennessean - 02/03/16:
Janis Parker Collins
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NASHVILLE,
TENNESSEE - Janis P. Collins of Nashville Tennessee was received by God the
Son on February 1, 2016 after a 3 year battle with 2 types of cancer. |
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Our sincerest condolences are extended to Rip and to all of Janis' family and friends at this difficult time.
Y'all take good care of each other! TYPHOONS FOREVER! We'll Always Have Buckroe!
Love to all, Carol
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Carol Buckley
Harty
7020 Lure Court
Fayetteville, NC 28311-9309
910-584-8802
Come, Ye Disconsolate
Words by Thomas
Moore; alt. by Thomas Hastings
Music by Samuel Webbe
Come, ye disconsolate, where'er ye languish.
Come to the mercy seat, fervently kneel.
Here bring your wounded hearts, here tell your anguish;
Earth has no sorrow that heaven cannot heal.
Joy of the desolate, light of the straying,
Hope of the penitent, fadeless and pure!
Here speaks the Comforter, tenderly saying,
"Earth has no sorrow that heaven cannot cure."
Here see the bread of life; waters flowing
Forth from the throne of God, pure from above.
Come to the feast of love; come, ever knowing
Earth has no sorrow but heaven can remove.
"Come, Ye Disconsolate" midi courtesy of http://www.snowcrest.net/lassen/midi.html - 10/06/05
"Come, Ye Disconsolate" lyrics courtesy of http://gbgm-umc.org/music/discons.html - 10/06/05
Greg Olsen Paintings courtesy of http://gregolsengallery.com – 03/15/05
Marine Corps Seal clip art courtesy of the late Herbert Hice of MI
Famous Marines who served in the South Pacific during WWII.Peach Flowers and Butterflies Divider Line clip art courtesy of http://www.wtv-zone.com/nevr2l82/bars5.html - 04/05/05
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