[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 3]
[House]
[Pages 4067-4068]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          HONORING THE LIFE OF
                              JOHN COLLINS

  (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor the life and legacy of 
a dear friend, John Collins.
  John was a man of unwavering courage and dedication to our community 
and our country. At a very young age, John answered the patriotic call 
to join our proud Marine Corps, where he served for 23 years. During 
that time, John fought in the Korean war and was promoted on the 
battlefield from sergeant to lieutenant.
  In 1971, after retiring from the military as a major, John moved to 
Florida, where he began another successful career with the Miami-Dade 
Police Department, where he served 26 years.

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  John was dedicated to his wife, Mary, a good friend with whom he 
celebrated 50 years of marriage this past September, and he loved their 
three sons and seven grandsons, three of whom continue John's legacy of 
service in our military.
  John Collins stayed engaged in good causes in our community, joining 
the Veterans Committee in his hometown of Miami Lakes. May God bless 
and keep John Collins in his bosom and may his memory live forever in 
the hearts of those he knew. Semper fi, mi amigo.

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