James Patrick Collins, 59, entered into eternal rest on Friday, October 9, 2009.

Mr. James Patrick Collins was born on January 2, 1950 in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin to Dr. Carles and Bertie Collins. He was the third of four children with brothers Chuck, Dave, and sister Rita.  Growing up he loved music, especially jazz, and played the trumpet at Chippewa Falls High School.  He served his country in the United States Air Force.  While stationed in Korea, he met the love of his life, No Pyong Sun.  They married in 1974 and had two sons, Jimmy born in 1976 and Chris born in 1978.  Also known as Radar by his colleagues, Jim spent many years as a field engineer working on flight simulators.  He truly loved the challenges in working with different technologies like optics, electronics, and computing.  Jim took an active role in his son's activities, encouraging them in baseball, bowling, swimming, and camping.  He also organized camping trips for the Boy Scouts and coordinated many international meets for the swim team.  Travel was one of his passions, leading him to spend the majority of his life overseas.  He had a particular fondness for this part of the world, calling Korea home for 15 years, Japan for 12, and Taiwan for 4.  He was always welcoming newcomers, doing things like hosting big Thanksgiving parties to help them feel at home and running tours to show off the beauty of his adopted home.  As man with many interests, over the years Jim dabbled in many hobbies, from racing cars to scuba diving to sailing, but photography and fishing were his lifelong loves.  When not out fishing, he could be found at Kadena Marina, working on his boat enjoying beers with his friends, taking pictures or just casting without a hook.  Jim was nothing if not a tinkerer.  From using filtered waste vegetable oil in his truck to optimizing potato guns to flying kites with his rod and reel to pack the line tighter, he was always looking for a way to improve something. Jim was planningon retiring to Panama someday to reel in the really big fish.  His is truly missed.