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Patricia M. Collins (April 14, 1927 - March 5, 2024) was an American civic leader and politician who served as the mayor of Caribou, Maine from 1981 to 1982. She has chaired numerous local and state boards and organizations, including the Caribou School Board, the Maine Committee for Judicial Responsibility and Disability, Catholic Charities ...
Mar 6, 2024 · Collins, who was 96, died on March 5, 2024. She served as an active member of the UMaine and University of Maine System community for more than 75 years. Pat Collins traveled from New York to Maine to begin her bachelor’s degree in mathematics in 1945 at the University of Maine.
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Mar 5, 2024 · Updated 4:14 PM PDT, March 5, 2024. CARIBOU, Maine (AP) — Patricia “Pat” Collins, a civic-minded matriarch who raised six children, including Republican Sen. Susan Collins, and led a life of public service, died Tuesday at age 96, the senator announced.
Born in Colombia, South America, Pat came to the United States with her parents, Joseph and Helen {Foskett) McGuigan, as a young child. She was raised in Port Jervis, NY, and moved to Maine to attend the University of Maine. She married Donald F. Collins in 1948 and spent the rest of her life with Don in Caribou until his death in 2018.
Mar 5, 2024 · Patricia Collins, the mother of Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, has died. Pat Collins moved to the state to attend the University of Maine. She later became the first female chair of the university system's Board of Trustees, as well as the first elected female mayor of Caribou, where she lived the rest of her life.
Mar 5, 2024 · March 5, 2024. Obituary. Events. Guestbook (10) Claim Story Follow story. Text size. Caribou - Patricia M. Collins, who held leadership positions in her community, her state, and her church...
Dear University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias communities, I share with you the sad news of the passing of distinguished University of Maine alumna Patricia M. Collins. Collins, who was 96, died on March 5, 2024. She served as an active member of the UMaine and University of Maine System community for more than 75 years.
