San Bernardino County CA Archives Obituaries.....Collier, William Edward January 6, 2006
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"Big Bear Grizzly" Thursday, February 23, 2006
William Edward Collier 75, passed Jan. 6, 2006, in Pahrump, Nev. Born Feb. 8, 
1930 in Indianapolis, Ind., William was tragically orphaned at age 14, and 
watching helplessly from the sidelines the horror of WWII, he asked his older 
sister to sign papers for him to enlist early in the military, so he could lend 
efforts to serve his country, which she finally agreed to in 1946. He served in 
the U.S. Army from 1946 to 1950 and was attached to the 17th infantry regiment. 
He served one tour of duty in Korea and Japan, which he did not speak of very 
often. When asked, he'd just shrug and modestly say it was his patriotic 
duty, and he did his small part to keep our country free.

William is survived by his wife of 48 years, Sylvia; brother George, of 
Florida; two sons, Dale (wife Diana) from South Carolina, and Robert (wife 
Colleen), of Big Bear; four grandchildren, Kathleen (17), Robert (14), Matthew 
(7) and Michael (6), also of Big Bear.

He will be greatly missed by those that knew and loved him. He enjoyed his 
visits to this little town, and we will miss taking him to Teddy Bear 
restaurant for breakfast - one of his favorite things to look forward to on his 
visits.

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