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Funeral Held For Former Flomaton Player
August 23, 2008
Funeral services were held Saturday for a former Flomaton football player that passed away following football practice last week at a Montgomery college.
Huntington freshman Sam Henry Collins, Jr., 18, died August 15 after being taken to a Montgomery hospital following his collapse at the college’s second football practice of the year.
Collins graduated from Flomaton High School this past spring. He was a defensive lineman for the Hurricanes, and he was an Alabama Class 2A All-State player that was 6 foot 1, 240 pounds.
Funeral services for Collins were held Saturday morning with Rev. John Evangelistia and Rev. Glenn McCall officiating. Interment followed in Pollard Cemetery.
Collins is survived by his parents, Sam Henry Collins, Sr., and Marion Yvonne Monroe Collins of Pollard; one brother, Sam Henry Hooker of Huntsville, Ala.; three sisters, Martha Collins of Pollard, Jeanna Collins Pierre of Atlanta, Ga., and Samantha Boykins of Mobile; and an adopted grandmother, Lynn Hudson. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Flomaton.
Pallbearers were members of the Flomaton High School football team.
Submitted photos by Michael Newton.
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2 Responses to “Funeral Held For Former Flomaton Player”
Sam, it has been more than a year and I still expect to see you walk through my door….I miss you more than I thought possible. You were truly one of a kind and I know you are blocking for the angels…..go big 56!!!
I can’t actually say i “knew” this kid, but i had seen him around the school ALOT. transferring from out of state, i had about a total of 1 associate &nd knew NO ONE else. But there was something about this boy…everytime i’d see him, i would just think, and i can’t recall what i would think about but i would just think. I remember him holding the front door open for me one morning during break so i could go sit outside like usual. There was something about this boy, his presence. Without saying it, everytime i’d look at him i knew everything would be ok but not one time did we ever speak to each other, ha i rarely spoke to anyone though- but just us passing in the halll and him nodding as if saying “hello” and me smiling back as if saying “hi” made me feel at ease. I pray that he’s enjoying life in heaven. He was a cool kid, probably chilling with bigge &nd 2pac. I would give anything to go back to Flomaton High School just to say 1 word to this boy. I’d give anything!