Meet my FRIEND at bowling center where he bowled on Monday night and I worked the snack bar that was 7 years ago. Loved him from day one. We had so much in common!! Fishing,Bowling and CARDS. 🎣🎳🍻🍕. Ricky’s family lived in Waverley and I was born there !! Prayers for all 🙏🙏🙏 God knows I will always have him in my heart. You could never meet A GREATER MAN. Miss you my FRIEND. ❤️❤️Thanks for always making me laugh and bringing me pizza every Monday Night! Words cannot say how much you are going to be MISSED by me. Love you !❤️😢

I worked with ricky at mlgw mechanic shop for years he always smiled showed me respect and we always talked shared story's and he talked about hunting fishing and golfing and most of all he was a true friend genuine human I must say he will truly be missed rest well friend! And too his family prayers up I just found out this morning I would have came to his viewing to pay my respect to ricky.


Ricky and his brothers have been in my life, since  Shelia and Michael got together.  Ricky always liked to  jump out and scare me, b/c I jumped so high. I felt like he treated me like a little brother should. ha. I loved Ricky so much. I didn’t get to see him much, b/c he always was in Waverley fishing or hunting on his days off. He will be greatly missed by everyone.

Jim and I enjoyed the friendship we had with Ricky. We knew him from bowling many years. He had such a friendly spirit. We will miss you  Ricky, thanks for the memories. 

I worked with Ricky about 20 yrs, Heavy Equip Shop and Hickory Hill Srvc Center for MLGW, He was often Funny and Quite Hilarious at times, He was a dedicated public servant, and took a lot of pride in His work, and was always reliable, He was a Good fabricator and welder. He was an outdoor enthusiast that  often told stories about the one that got away, but most importantly the ones that did not, We had many good fish fry's at work. My condolences to His Family and Friends, He will be missed.!    

I worked with Ricky for many years.  Even though he was in his 40s he was always a big fun loving kid!  Never a dull moment with Ricky on the crew.  He always dominated the break time card games, especially spades and Texas holdem.  I fished a MLGW bass tournament with him and he won the biggest fish award and also brought in about 20 slab crappie witch we promptly filleted and fried up!  Golfing with Ricky was an experience, the man literally never lost a golf ball!  He once hit a golf ball over the water tower at Quail Ridge just because I said he couldn’t.    I retired several years ago and lost contact with Ricky which I deeply regret.  He was one of a kind and will be deeply missed!

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Ricky Dean Collins

June 30, 1957 – March 7, 2021

Memphis Funeral Home & Memorial Gardens

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