Robert Allen Collins

Robert A. Collins passed away on Friday, May 31st, 2024, at the Veterans Home of Montrose Nursing Home. He was 78 years old. He was the widower of Mary Lou Beatty Collins with whom he was married for 48 years. Robert was born May 25th, 1946, in Middletown, NY. He was the son of the late Elizabeth A Collins. He graduated from Enlarge City School District of Middletown, NY. Robert was also a Vietnam Veteran. Robert worked many jobs in his lifetime including Sears as a warehouse manager for 29 years, ‘The Pit Stop’ as a bartender also for 29 years, Orange County Speedway as a drive-in section gate attendant, The Middletown Water Department for a brief period, and lastly Head Custodian for Enlarge City of Middletown School District for several schools including Academy Ave, Maple Hill Elementary, and Middletown High School. He belonged to the VFW and Elks. He was a foodie who loved flowers, being a social butterfly, the history of Middletown New York, sharing cooking recipes, making others laugh and playing jokes on people. He is survived by his only child, his daughter Kimberly A. Collins, her partner James A. Young and their fur baby Daisy who he never got the chance to meet. He is also survived by Uncle Stanley Collins, his sister in-laws Nancy Crover Beatty, Danielle Beatty and many cousins, nephews, nieces, great nephews, great nieces as well as one great nephew on the way. He was predeceased by his brothers Ralph (Norman) Collins and Wayne Collins, brother in-laws Richard, Newman, Donald, Herbert, Fred Beatty and Claude Quackenbush, sister in-laws Joan Quackenbush, Kathleen Beatty and Patty Collins. He was known by many as RC from his bartending days. Acknowledgement of good friends are the following: Alice Pallom, whose wedding he participated in as best man, Eddie Davis, Barney Davis, Andy Hughes, Keith Moran, the one he called his son, Patrick O’Neill, and so many more we regrettably cannot include here. The funeral service will be held at Martinez-Morse Funeral Home on Thursday, June 6th, from 4pm to 9pm. Meet at Funeral Home on Friday morning at 10am for our 10:30am departure to Bloomingburg Rural Cemetery for his last ride. As we go past, we will all wave at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a memorial donation to the local Veterans Department.

Robert Allen Collins

May 25, 1946 - May 31, 2024