Chuck Collins

8 grandchildren; Shae, Bethany Marie, Joey, Kendall, Jackson, Finnian, Holladay Rose and Tucker, plus 6 great grandchildren.

1959 Renault

My full name is Charles Richard Collins....my dad's name is Charles so I was Rick at home but Chuck Collins all throughout my school days because there were so many Rick's, Richard's, Rich's etc...so I became Chuck Collins in my homeroom class at Fickett Jr. H.S. and consequently at Palo Verde H.S. but, I was still Rick at home and at church. My favorite memories are being with my good friends, Tom Kisro, Joel Buehler, Tony Borbon and Don Brown. I worked at Globe Discount Market along with Tom Kisro. I dated several beautiful girls at Palo Verde but never had the guts enough to ask Peggy (Margaret) Biggs for a date. I ditched in my senior year with my girl friend Marsha to make out in the desert, so I my borrowed my friend Joel Buehler's' car; but we never got to make out because we unfortunately got stuck in the sand in the desert instead. I had to walk a 1/4 mile for help where a local man helped dig me out. We made it back just in time for me to get Joel's car to him. It taught me a lesson, never go to the desert to make out. *Smiles*

Mr. Agee in English, Mr. Bishop in History and Mr. Dalmer in Graphic Arts

I worked at Estes Bros Construction, building homes on the east side of Tucson until 1970. Right after that, I was able to land a job in the printing field at LeBeau Printing Company in Phoenix as a plate maker. I was only there for about 5 months when I was drafted into the ARMY 1970. After the Army, I landed my first job in the Newspaper business in 1972 at the Yucaipa Calimesa News Mirror. Advertising was my career until July 2015, retiring at The Dallas Morning News.
I worked in advertising in California, Arizona and Texas. I started two papers from the ground floor, one in Phoenix, AZ in June 1977 named The Arizona Buy and Sell which flopped in about 6 months time. The second newspaper that I helped develop and start was in Fort Worth, TX July 1995, named The Treasure Hunter Shopping News. It was very successful until the owner sold it in 1999. It went belly up by 2000 with the new owners (Marks-Ferber Communications out of Phoenix, AZ). I worked at the Press Enterprise in Riverside, CA until 1981 and moved to Fort Worth, Texas and worked at The Fort Worth Star Telegram starting in August of 1981. My last years in the newspaper business was at the Dallas Morning News and I retired from there in July 2015. My wife and I are loving the retired life traveling and cherishing our "Fall" years together.
Update January 2021: I went back to work driving for Medical Transportation Solutions part-time to replenish my retirement funds after my wife "had" cancer in her left breast and our daughter's wedding was pretty expensive. My wife is doing well and free of cancer and we have closed the money gap of medical and wedding expensive's. Life is good and we're enjoying it to the full.

The advertising director, James Mundy, at the Redlands Daily Facts in 1974, gave me an opportunity to further my education by sending me to Crafton Hills Jr. College, Yucaipa, California for copy writing purposes in my advertising career of which I was greatly appreciative and grateful, and helped me in further promotions.

Ohio, Arizona, California and now residing Texas.

Alaska, Mexico 37 of the United States of America

Just like Dorothy said, "There's no place like home." But when I have an opportunity to travel, I travel West...West is the place I want to be.

The Chosen, Forest Gump, all the Star Wars movies and subsequent series, Star Trek all.
Favorite TV shows: Chicago Fire, PD and Medical, Alone (American), Survivor, Blue Bloods.

I listen to them all.

Santana and Crosby Stills and Nash in 1970.
Santana 2015. Celtic Women 2015.

Bible

Retired living my best like...and finally, empty nesters.