Colin James COLLIER
Passed away peacefully 21st February 2008
Aged 48 Years
Beloved husband to KAREN,
Loving father to KELLY, RENEE and COREY.
Pop to 9 wonderful grandchildren.Cherished son to PAT and GUS (dec)
Much loved brother to CHRISTINE, WAYNE, CHERYL,GEOFF and their respective Families.
Family and Friends were warmly invited To celebrate COL’s life at the Raymond Terrace
Uniting Church (William Street) on Monday 25th February .
Col your passing is such a tradgedy. Your life to young to end so young. You had a real battle these last six months. I was honoured to be part of that special time in your life. My heart goes out to Karen (my sister) at the grief in losing you. I promise you I will look after Karen in every way I can. And make sure she carries out all those promises she made to you. We know deep down you hung on to life until your newest grandchild Pedro was born. You knew he was safe and also Kelly before you left. Also to your mother and brothers and sisters the heartache they are feeling right now.May you go on your journey of life knowing we will all meet again. Will you say hello to Dad and Rons dad for me and make sure they arent getting into to much trouble.
Love always Kim(monster 1),Ron,Ryan and Daniel
(22/2/2008)
In memory of my loving son,Colin.I will never forget your happy smiling face,you will always be in my thoughts. Rest in peace my darling son, Until we meet again. Love you forever Mum.
Sweet is the sleep
That ends all pain,we would
Not wake you to suffer again
Love always Mum,Christine,Wayne,Cheryl,Geoff and their Families
RIP
to dad i miss you so much you ment the world to me i love you so much and miss you so much i look at your photo of when you and mum got married yous both looked so happy im glade your at peace know and not in pain but i miss you so much we will look after mum and take care of her you will always be in our heart never will i forget you i just wish you could have seen pedro i couldnt wait to bring him to you but you were gone but in my heart i knew you seen him say hello to gloria ,doug,rob,phill,pop,gus for me please i know yous look over us and i hope were doing yous all proud we love you and we miss you more than you will ever know it just doesnt seem real ,but i know as life goes on your there you always will,you have a wife that loves you more than life its self and your 3 kids me(kelly),renee,corey that feel the same way and dont forget you have 9 grandchildren ,wade,nathan,tyson,jacob,pedro,chloe,angel,bella,sarah,
that all feel the same way as we do you couldnt get a better husband,father,grandfather than you no one will ever take your place ,your in our hearts for ever, i love you so much dad and miss you so much love alway your daughter kelly
Dad,
***HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD***
I cant beleive your gone,today you would be celebrating your 49th birthday,instead we sit here thinking about how you are,how much we miss you,i no that you are looking down at us and watchin over us,but i wished you were here,this is so hard dad,i havent been on here to write you a message yet cause its just to hard,so i will keep it simple today,until im ready to write you a proper message,i love you so much, and you no that to us kids (me kelly corey) that you will and always will be our father,no one will ever take your place,i will look at the stars tonight and wish you a happy birthday again.till next time,i love you so much and miss you even more
Love always and forever
your daughter Renee
your grandkids Chloe,Angel,Bella
Your birthday 25th July
HI DAD HOWS THINGS GOING UP THERE AS YOU KNOW WE LOST COREY
IM A MESS I REALLY AM I DONT KNOW WHY ITS SO HARD WE LOST YOU AND KNOW MY BABY BROTHER
I WONT YOU BOTH BACK I MISS YOU SO MUCH PLEASE LOOK AFTER COREY AND LET ME KNOW HE IS THERE WITH YOU TALK TO HIM MAKE SURE HE IS AT PEACE
THATS ALL IM WORRIED ABOUT PEDRO IS GROWING SO FAST
I CAN NOT UNDER STAND WHY MY BROTHER HAS GONE
IM NOT DEALING WITH IT IM SO MESSED UP
YOU MAKE SURE YOU LET HIM NO HOW MUCH I LOVED HIM AND HE COULD HAVE COME TO HIS BIG SIS
DAVE SAID HI AND HAVE YOU SEEN DOUG,GLORIA,PHILL AND ROB HOPE YOUS ARE BEING GOOD
TELL COREY DAVE LOVES HIM TOO ITS HITTING HIM SO HARD AS WELL
YOU WOULD HAVE BEEN PROUD OF US GIRLS DAD
WE CARRIED HIM OUT OF THE CHURCH AND CARRIED HIM TO HIS GRAVE
WE READ THE SPEACH FOR HIM THERE WAS SO MANY PEOPLE THERE
ALL THE DATES WERE INCLUDING LES
YOUR MUM AND SISTER WERE THERE AND YOUR NEICE
YOU JUST REMEMBER EVEN IF WE START HAVING SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE DATE FAMILY
YOU WILL ALWAYS BE MY DAD AND DAVES FATHER INLAW AND GRANDFATHER TO OUR 5 BOYS
NO ONE WILL EVER TAKE YOUR PLACE I LOVE YOU DAD
TAKE CARE OF MY LITTLE BROTHER AND DONT FORGET IM WAITING FOR THAT SIGN
ALWAYS IN MY HEART UNTILL WE MEET AGAIN LOVE KELL
PS-HERES A PHOTO OF YOUR NEW GRANSON PEDRO
hi dad merry xmas this xmas is so hard for us as this is our first xmas with out you and corey we would give anything to have you both back one thing that gets us through is you and corey are together and thats what helps us a little bit knowing that corey has you to look after him i love you an miss you take care to we meet again love kell
hi dad
its almost 1 year since your been gone and it seems like yesterday,
im sorryif im not on here much im always thinking of you,
im just finding it hard with coreys death,
im not handling it at all,
corey and i were so close and im so messed up becasue his gone,
it was hard losing you that wasnt fare you were to young and wainting for your new grandson to be born,
and then 8 months later my little brother died only 24 years old that was so hard im thinking of you both all the time,
i dont mean to leave you out when i talk about corey being gone i love you so much to ,
i just dont know how im going to live with out my little brother corey and i were so close ,
we would tell each other everything so why didnt he come to me if he was upset,
thats the hardest thing about his death is the way it happened and trying to understand ,
thats what im not dealing with im older than him it should have been me not him,
i would give anything to see him and you again i need to know yous are alright its hard,
i just hope yous both are proud of me and think of me to ,
i love you dad and miss you so much pedro is 1 year old soon he is so full on,
getting into everything i know you waited to i had him and we were safe but all i wanted to do was show you pedro,
once again i love you dad and miss you and take care of my baby brother tell corey i love him so much,
i hope he never throught anything diffrent because he was my world and so were you,
we just express it enough and then next minute your gone ,
i love you both love from you daughter kelly
p.s i love you both so much and dont you 2 forget it to we meet again xoxoxoxxoxoxooxoxoxoxoxoxxox
hi honey its me karen i no its the first time for me just learning computer.happy birthday for july 25 bit late oh well thats me.its nearly 12months since you left me and i miss you as much now as ever.i no you cant come back to me but i wish you could i miss the love kisses cuddles your laughter and just you next to me.the only thing keeps me going are our girls and grandchildren.ive lost you my husband and our son it hurts so much my heart has been broken and cant fix it.ive done everything i promised you i would do trying to get on in life it will take longer than i thought.how do you mend a broken heart you cant.i no you no longer suffer in pain you are at rest but my pain is still here.you will always be in my heart no matter what. till we meet again i love you honey forever your wife karen.
12/2/2009
to dad i miss you so much you ment the world to me i love you so much and miss you so much i look at your photo of when you and mum got married yous both looked so happy im glade your at peace know and not in pain but i miss you so much we will look after mum and take care of her you will always be in our heart never will i forget you i just wish you could have seen pedro i couldnt wait to bring him to you but you were gone but in my heart i knew you seen him say hello to gloria ,doug,rob,phill,pop,gus for me please i know yous look over us and i hope were doing yous all proud we love you and we miss you more than you will ever know it just doesnt seem real ,but i know as life goes on your there you always will,you have a wife that loves you more than life its self and your 3 kids me(kelly),renee,corey that feel the same way and dont forget you have 9 grandchildren ,wade,nathan,tyson,jacob,pedro,chloe,angel,bella,sarah,
that all feel the same way as we do you couldnt get a better husband,father,grandfather than you no one will ever take your place ,your in our hearts for ever, i love you so much dad and miss you so much love alway your daughter kelly
hi dad
i can not beleive its been 12 months since you left us
it seems like yesterday you were here with us you were the best dad ever you might not have made us with mum but that means nothing you are the only dad we will ever have
and the only grandfather my kids will have no matter what happens in the future
we love you so much you gave up having your own kids to raise renee,corey and i
you took us on as your own kids and well love you so much for that not many men would do that but that was the kind of person you were you loved your wife and 3 kids and dont forget all them grandkids 9 of them all up we sat here last night having a drink for you and corey at 1.40pm we had 1 min silance for you ,you know how hard that would have been for mum,ren and i as we never shut up,then after that we had a song for you and a cry
i know you and corey were here watching us as i see it in the photos i took last night,
well better go give someone else a go take care of my little brother and you take care to
we love you both and miss you both so much it hurts
i love you dad and miss you love from your eldest daughter kelly
My dear dad,
I`m sorry its been awhile since ive writin to you,but its hard to say all the things I want to you,and with losing Corey just made it that much harder,ive only just writin a message for him,my life is so much different without my father and brother around,but I know coreys with you and I know you will look after him for me,by now you would know we lost Steven to,so I`m sure you 3 are running amuck together while poor pop is out numbered,he will give up on you all and just go play golf.I wanted to write to tell you I love you so much and didn`t know how hard life would be without my father around,the girls miss you to,I talk about you all the time to them,and they always look up to the stars and say theres pop,because I never want them to forget you,you are the only pop they know and love, for now dad I have to go,but I will write again soon,I love you so much an miss you heaps.
Love you now and always your daughter Renee...xox..
Your grandaughters Chloe,Angel and Bella..xox
25/5/2009
HAPPY 50TH BIRTHDAY DAD.
My dear Dad, today you would have celebrated your 50th birthday,instead we all had our quiet moment for you,wishing you were here.Life dont get any easier with you gone,and i miss you as much today as i did the day you left us.I love you Dad,until we talk again.
Love forever your daughter Renee,
Your grandkids Chloe,Angel and Bella.xxx
25/7/2009
HAPPY 50TH BIRTHDAY DAD
im just sad your not here so i can wish you happy birthday
i miss you and corey so much it hurts
i hope you had a beer for your birthday
but i know your not much of a drinker
corey and steven probaly had a few to many beers
and you would have to look after them
nothing new ha even through your in heaven
you probaly know by know im having another baby
the baby is due in feb 2010
i done a new test there got out and it showed up to be a boy
so much for you and gloria saying it would be a girl ha
i better go you know ren will be calling this kellys blog again
i love you dad and miss you so much
HAPPY 50TH BIRTHDAY
love from your oldest daughter kelly
To my loving husband Happy 50th Birthday.I miss you so much life is getting harder to handle as ive lost so many people i love its not fair. Im trying to be strong for everyone but its so hard at times.You have a new nephew he arrived on your birthday what a surprise that was suzie named him Riley James you would liked that name after you. Words cant say how i realy feel but you no me deep down im hurting so much its so hard without you i no you cant come back but i wish you could. Say hi to our son my dad and stephen i love you all very much and miss you all lots of love your loving wife forever in my heart love you hun Karen
happy 50th col i wish you were here to celebrate it with but you not. This so hard for me i need you and miss you so so much its hard but im getting there thanks to our daughters kelly an renee and the rest of the family.You would be so proud of them and all your grandchildren i am i no in your heart you are with us.You will always be in my heart no matter what we had such a wonderful marriage with so much love for each other that will never end i miss you babe we will meet again one day i promise i love you .Your loving wife Karen xoxoxo
HAPPY FATHERS DAY DAD
I STILL GO TO GET THE PHONE TO RING YOU AND WISH YOU HAPPY FATHERS DAY IT STILL DOESNT SEEM REAL THAT YOUR NOT HERE SO I CAN SEE YOU AND GIVE YOU A BIG HUG AND KISS HAPPY FATHERS DAY THIS IS THE SECOND FATHERS DAY THAT I HAVENT GOT TO WISH YOU HAPPY FATHERS DAY AND ITS STILL SO HARD I MISS YOU SO MUCH I LOVE YOU SO MUCH TAKE CARE DAD LOVE FROM YOUR ELDEST DAUGHTER KELLY
2009
HAPPY FATHERS DAY
I cant believe this is the 2nd fathers day without you here,but I wouldn`t wish you back with all the pain you were in,I just look at the stars and think of you every day,I love you dad and miss you now like the day the left me.until next time dad,happy fathers day,I love you forever.
Your loving daughter Renee,xxx
uncle col.we are all missen you so much.aunty karen and renee came down 4 drinks last nite at mums. not much was said but we were all there for you and silently thinking of you. we love and miss you every day.all our love. karina, cheryl, garry, brendon and ur mum. xxxooo
8/11/2009
MERRY XMAS DAD
I MISS YOU SO MUCH NOT A DAY GOES BY THAT I DONT THINK OF YOU I LOVE YOU DAD LOVE FROM YOUR DAUGHTER KELLY
MERRY CHRISTMAS DAD
To my dad,I miss you so much,not havin you here for Xmas was very hard,but I held on as I thought of all the family I had around,I love you an miss you forever,
Love Renee,chloe,angel and bella
hi dad
as you probaly already know ive had the baby
she was born at home on my bed i didnt make it to the hospital
her name is shay-lee corey renwick
named after my only brother i wish you were hear to see her
i love and miss you love from your eldest daughter kelly
15/2/2010
hi dad
i can not beleive its been 2 years since you left us
it seems like it was just yesterday that i came to see you
and was told you passed away while i was in hospital
having pedro i miss you so much and not a day goes by that i dont think of you
i love you dad to we meet again love from your eldest daughter kelly
hi dad
its been a while since i dropped you aline i miss you and corey so much
life just isnt the same all the kids are growing up so fast your know a proud pop
of 10 grandkids and soon ren will be adding one more to the group
so by the end of the year you will be a proud pop of 11 grandkids
i love you dad and miss you so much to we meet again love from
your eldest daughter kelly
22/5/2010
happy birthday dad
its that time of year again your birthday life is still so hard with out you
it will never be the same i love you and miss you so much love from your
eldest daguhter kelly
23/7/2010
Happy birthday dad,
Cant believe another year has come an ur not here to celebrate it,love u an miss u everyday.
Love Renee,Chloe,Angel and Bella.xxx
hi dad
its that time of year again
merry xmas i miss you so much
i love you xoxo
love from your daughter kelly
2010
Merry Xmas dad,
I cant believe ur not here,I still go to say mum and col,its hard,I miss u sooo much.dad u are now another pop,u have a new little grandson, `Chev Andre Corey` hes a little beauty,my little man,now I have my own little man that no one can take away from me.I love u dad an miss u like crazy, love ur daughter Renee xxxx
hi dad
todays its been 3 years since we lost you and it still feels lie only yesterday
life has changed so much in the last 3 years first i give birth to pedro
the very next day you died and 8 months after that we lost corey than since than
steven has died ,and know your got a few more grandkids shaylee,and chev
and another one due in 6 weeks even if your not hear your grandkids will always know
who you are i miss you every day and think of you every day love from your eldest daughter kelly
20/2/2011
Hi dad.
Sorry it’s been so long.
Facebook is around know I vent there.
Yes even if u where hear I could only imagine,what u would say about Facebook 😂😂.your family has grown. And nope no more kids for me haha. But wade has a son named sonny James Renwick. He has your middle name. And Nathan has had a son Noah David Corey Renwick.
How time flys it’s been 10 years. Still not real, u would be hating what’s happening in the family. Losing u and Corey we all fell apart. You both where the glue.
I wish u where hear. I always think of you. The struggle you had with us being shits as Kids but u loved us anyways. I no u gave up a lot. You gave up your chance of having your own children. To raise me,Ren and Corey as your own. And our children as your own grandkids. And we couldn’t of picked a better man for the job.
Devoted dad and poppy miss u so so much love u dad.
Your eldest daughter Kell
18/3/2017