Peacefully and quietly, Almi g ht y God in Hi s infinit e w i s dom c all e d ou r be l ov e d Collies Hines to answ e r th e divine call on Frid ay, Jun e 22, 2017 fr o m Northwest Hospital. Colli es Hin e s wa s born on April 19, 1928 t o th e late John H e nr y Hin e s and Lilli e Bell e M c Rae from Winst o n Sa lem , N C .

Collies a ka Chico and t o others Pop s wa s re c o g ni ze d for hi s ge ntl e s pirit , his c ompa s sion for other s, lov e for God, and love for pe o ple . He had a gr e a t s e nse of humor , l o ve t e llin g stories o f yes t e r - ye ar s a s we ll as c urrent ev e nts (v e ry detail e d) . He e njo ye d all t y p es of musi c esp ec iall y o ld i es but go odi es. H e wa s a gr e at li s ten er, which in fa c t mad e him a tru e mi s sionar y. If h e id e ntifi e d a n e ed, h e w as ther e to m eet it . H e w ould n o t h e sitat e to go to the mark e t and brin g bag s o f f oo d , a s sist w ith hair c uts , a s we ll as tr an spo r t y ou if n e ed e d. H e al ways l o ok f or a n opport u nit y t o share t he g o spel t o an yo n e with a li s t e nin g e ar . Chi co, enj oy t e lling st ori es to the y outh ab o ut hi st ori ca l e ve nts , as we ll a s r e mi n d th e m , " I ' m g on na co me and bust yo ur kn e e s up" .

7 E h i c o att e nd e d public sc ho o l s in Philad e lphia a s w ell as W a shin g t o n , DC. He th e n r e l o cat e d to B altimore whe re he met and married the l o ve o f his lif e , Lillian Durr a h (p a radi s e) . C o lli es w orked a fe w jobs that didn 't fulfill what he n ee ded . This en c oura ge d him t o b e come s e lf - empl oye d as a Chauff e ur in th e Baltimor e Me t r o pol i tan a rea .

Pops had the g ift of bringin g jo y and c omf or t t o famil y a nd fri e nd s eve r y wher e . Hi s co nta g i o u s la ug h e r a s we ll as hi s man y st o r i es w ill b e missed , but hi s l e ga cy w ill cont i nu e thr o u g h hi s s ons C o llie s Hin es , and A nthon y Hines Sr . , hi s gr a ndchildr e n Anthon y Hin e s , J r. , T y r o ne Hin es (paradise) Ca r l os Hin e s and o ne g randd a u g ht er Quiana Hine s , ma n y g r e at g rand c hildr e n, co usi ns, on e G o d d a u g ht e r , C rys tal McCl e llan a nd a h os t o f fri e nd s a nd f a mil y.

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