Cory Collins was born in Corpus Christie. He was an only child, soon after his birth in 1943, the family moved to Austin . There he attended all his schooling, while in high school he played in a band with all his best friends. After graduating, he went to college and then went to X-ray school for his degree in ultrasound, MRI Ct scans and of course x-rays went from temple, Texas at Scott and white hospital to Saint David's hospital in Austin, Texas. He married to Barbara Jean Stevens. In the early 90s is when mom and dad decided to move up here and retire up in the mountains and dad continued his retirement career. Cory Collins is survived by, His 2 children, Cheryl L Collins and Mark S Collins. And his 10 grandchildren and his 2 great-grandchildren.