Beloved Husband of Rita, Father of Michael, Timothy , Patrick , Dennis , Gregory , James and David. Brother of Rosemary Mihm, Joanne Myers, James and Jack Collins, and the late Margaret , Sarah , and Dennis. Dear grandfather of 16 and great-grandfather of 2 . Many neices and nephews. Mr. Collins was a Naval Veteran of the Second World War and had retired from the City of Pittsburgh Police Dept. after many years of dedicated service.He was a longtime member of the Catholic War Veterans Post 1365 , and the Fraternal Order of Police , Lodge # 1