Nathaniel Perryman "Shan" Collins , M.D., age 82, died at home on Friday, the 30th of August 2013. Known to family and friends as Perryman or Shan, he was born on the 22nd of September 1930 in Houston to Ruth Davis Collins and Ray G. Collins, M.D. Perryman grew up in West University. He graduated from Lamar High School in 1948. He attended Baylor University (class of 1952) and was president of his freshman class. He attended Baylor University College of Medicine where he became a member of Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. He received his Doctor of Medicine degree in 1955.
While in medical school, Perryman met a young lady, Miriam Preston, who had recently moved from Nashville, Tennessee to be the Baptist Student Union leader at Rice University and Baylor Medical School. Perryman and Miriam were married on the 3rd of June 1955 and enjoyed a short 58 years together.
From 1955-1963, Perryman completed his internship and residency at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, where he rose to the level of Chief Resident Surgeon. During this period, he fulfilled two years of military service as a lieutenant and Senior Assistant Surgeon at the National Heart Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
Perryman and Miriam returned to Houston in 1963, with 4 children in tow, to begin his private practice in General and Thoracic Surgery. He practiced in the Texas Medical Center and later moved to Rosewood Hospital. He loved the collegiality of the doctors and staff at Rosewood, and was a regular in the doctor's lunchroom where he excelled in drawing out incredible tales (true or not) from his fellow doctors. For many years, Perryman also served as the team doctor for Westbury High School football games. He retired from medical practice in 1995. He was a member of the American College of Surgeons, Texas Surgical Society, Houston Surgical Society, and Harris County Medical Society. He authored many surgical articles. He served as Clinical Instructor and Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine.
Having a full-time private surgical practice and being a devoted husband and father were not enough to keep this Renaissance man occupied. Perryman was an accomplished painter. Other interests included studying art and art history, gardening, landscaping, carpentry, painting restoration, rock tumbling, searching for arrowheads and other artifacts in far West Texas. He collected art, coins, stamps, sports memorabilia, antique furniture and pottery. He also became interested in the Texas-made Alamo Pottery and discovered that no one really knew its history. He then spent years of research which included driving all over the state to interview former company executives and employees of Alamo Pottery. He wrote and published the comprehensive book on the subject -Alamo Pottery: The Complete Collector's Guide.
Perryman's life was made so much the richer due to his love of the Davis Mountains and Paisano Baptist Encampment, which lies halfway between Alpine and Marfa, Texas, near the base of Paisano Peak. Perryman first travelled there when he was 11 years old, and Paisano remained an active part of his and his family's lives for almost every summer thereafter. Paisano is a place where all the things that really matter to Perryman and Miriam are taught and engrained year after year, decade after decade, generation after generation - love of God, family and friends; cultivating old and new friendships; Bible study, hymn singing and preaching; cowboy cooking with beans and chili macho; and cool nights, big skies and mountain air. Perryman made his last trip to Paisano in 2012, some 70 years after his first trip.
His faith was deep and profound, and permeated everything that he did. He wanted his children and grandchildren to love the Lord and be guided by Christian principles. His intellectual curiosity also made him an avid reader and student of the Bible. He was on the cradle roll at South Main Baptist Church, and except for the years while he was away at college and to receive his medical training, he was always a member at South Main. He served as a deacon, and he was an active and proud member of the Men's Bible Class.
Yet for all of his training, professional experience and myriad intellectual pursuits, Perryman was perhaps best known for his humility and wise judgment. His gentle spirit, wry humor and genuine interest made everyone feel at ease in his presence.
Perryman is survived by Miriam, his wife of 58 years; and his children and grandchildren of whom he was so proud: Beth Collins Wray of Houston; Perryman Collins, Jr., M.D., of Albuquerque, New Mexico, and wife Paula, and children, Daniel and Emily Collins and Blake Meyer; Bill Collins of Natchitoches, Louisiana, and wife Phyllis, and children, Cole and Cordell Collins; and Lainie Collins Cline of Houston, and husband Wade, and children Kenneth, Andrew and Abby Cline; his brother, Stephen Collins of Colleyville, and wife Jane; his sister, Ruth Collins Wilkerson of Lubbock, and husband John, and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and older brother, Ray Collins, Jr.
Friends are cordially invited to a visitation with the family from six o'clock until eight o'clock this evening, Monday, the 2nd of September, at Geo. H. Lewis & Sons, 1010 Bering Drive in Houston.
A memorial service is to be conducted at eleven o'clock in the morning on Tuesday, the 3rd of September, at South Main Baptist Church, 4100 Main Street in Houston, where Dr. Steve Wells, Senior Pastor, is to officiate.
Immediately following, all are invited to greet the family during a reception to be held in the fellowship hall.
Prior to the service, the family will have gathered for a private interment at Glenwood Cemetery in Houston.
In lieu of customary remembrances, contributions in Nathaniel's memory may be directed to Paisano Baptist Encampment, c/o Buddy Baldridge, Vice President, Finance, 6725 Highway 380, Snyder, TX, 79549; or South Main Baptist Church, Attn: Tom Williams, 4100 Main Street, Houston, TX, 77002.
Published in Houston Chronicle from Sept. 1 to Sept. 2, 2013
While in medical school, Perryman met a young lady, Miriam Preston, who had recently moved from Nashville, Tennessee to be the Baptist Student Union leader at Rice University and Baylor Medical School. Perryman and Miriam were married on the 3rd of June 1955 and enjoyed a short 58 years together.
From 1955-1963, Perryman completed his internship and residency at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, where he rose to the level of Chief Resident Surgeon. During this period, he fulfilled two years of military service as a lieutenant and Senior Assistant Surgeon at the National Heart Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
Perryman and Miriam returned to Houston in 1963, with 4 children in tow, to begin his private practice in General and Thoracic Surgery. He practiced in the Texas Medical Center and later moved to Rosewood Hospital. He loved the collegiality of the doctors and staff at Rosewood, and was a regular in the doctor's lunchroom where he excelled in drawing out incredible tales (true or not) from his fellow doctors. For many years, Perryman also served as the team doctor for Westbury High School football games. He retired from medical practice in 1995. He was a member of the American College of Surgeons, Texas Surgical Society, Houston Surgical Society, and Harris County Medical Society. He authored many surgical articles. He served as Clinical Instructor and Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine.
Having a full-time private surgical practice and being a devoted husband and father were not enough to keep this Renaissance man occupied. Perryman was an accomplished painter. Other interests included studying art and art history, gardening, landscaping, carpentry, painting restoration, rock tumbling, searching for arrowheads and other artifacts in far West Texas. He collected art, coins, stamps, sports memorabilia, antique furniture and pottery. He also became interested in the Texas-made Alamo Pottery and discovered that no one really knew its history. He then spent years of research which included driving all over the state to interview former company executives and employees of Alamo Pottery. He wrote and published the comprehensive book on the subject -Alamo Pottery: The Complete Collector's Guide.
Perryman's life was made so much the richer due to his love of the Davis Mountains and Paisano Baptist Encampment, which lies halfway between Alpine and Marfa, Texas, near the base of Paisano Peak. Perryman first travelled there when he was 11 years old, and Paisano remained an active part of his and his family's lives for almost every summer thereafter. Paisano is a place where all the things that really matter to Perryman and Miriam are taught and engrained year after year, decade after decade, generation after generation - love of God, family and friends; cultivating old and new friendships; Bible study, hymn singing and preaching; cowboy cooking with beans and chili macho; and cool nights, big skies and mountain air. Perryman made his last trip to Paisano in 2012, some 70 years after his first trip.
His faith was deep and profound, and permeated everything that he did. He wanted his children and grandchildren to love the Lord and be guided by Christian principles. His intellectual curiosity also made him an avid reader and student of the Bible. He was on the cradle roll at South Main Baptist Church, and except for the years while he was away at college and to receive his medical training, he was always a member at South Main. He served as a deacon, and he was an active and proud member of the Men's Bible Class.
Yet for all of his training, professional experience and myriad intellectual pursuits, Perryman was perhaps best known for his humility and wise judgment. His gentle spirit, wry humor and genuine interest made everyone feel at ease in his presence.
Perryman is survived by Miriam, his wife of 58 years; and his children and grandchildren of whom he was so proud: Beth Collins Wray of Houston; Perryman Collins, Jr., M.D., of Albuquerque, New Mexico, and wife Paula, and children, Daniel and Emily Collins and Blake Meyer; Bill Collins of Natchitoches, Louisiana, and wife Phyllis, and children, Cole and Cordell Collins; and Lainie Collins Cline of Houston, and husband Wade, and children Kenneth, Andrew and Abby Cline; his brother, Stephen Collins of Colleyville, and wife Jane; his sister, Ruth Collins Wilkerson of Lubbock, and husband John, and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and older brother, Ray Collins, Jr.
Friends are cordially invited to a visitation with the family from six o'clock until eight o'clock this evening, Monday, the 2nd of September, at Geo. H. Lewis & Sons, 1010 Bering Drive in Houston.
A memorial service is to be conducted at eleven o'clock in the morning on Tuesday, the 3rd of September, at South Main Baptist Church, 4100 Main Street in Houston, where Dr. Steve Wells, Senior Pastor, is to officiate.
Immediately following, all are invited to greet the family during a reception to be held in the fellowship hall.
Prior to the service, the family will have gathered for a private interment at Glenwood Cemetery in Houston.
In lieu of customary remembrances, contributions in Nathaniel's memory may be directed to Paisano Baptist Encampment, c/o Buddy Baldridge, Vice President, Finance, 6725 Highway 380, Snyder, TX, 79549; or South Main Baptist Church, Attn: Tom Williams, 4100 Main Street, Houston, TX, 77002.
Published in Houston Chronicle from Sept. 1 to Sept. 2, 2013
Nathaniel Perryman "Shan" Collins , M.D., age 82, died at home on Friday, the 30th of August 2013. Known to family and friends as Perryman or Shan, he was born on the 22nd of September 1930 in Houston to Ruth Davis Collins and Ray G. Collins, M.D. Perryman grew up in West University. He graduated from Lamar High School in 1948. He attended Baylor University (class of 1952) and was president of his freshman class. He attended Baylor University College of Medicine where he became a member of Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. He received his Doctor of Medicine degree in 1955.
While in medical school, Perryman met a young lady, Miriam Preston, who had recently moved from Nashville, Tennessee to be the Baptist Student Union leader at Rice University and Baylor Medical School. Perryman and Miriam were married on the 3rd of June 1955 and enjoyed a short 58 years together.
From 1955-1963, Perryman completed his internship and residency at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, where he rose to the level of Chief Resident Surgeon. During this period, he fulfilled two years of military service as a lieutenant and Senior Assistant Surgeon at the National Heart Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
Perryman and Miriam returned to Houston in 1963, with 4 children in tow, to begin his private practice in General and Thoracic Surgery. He practiced in the Texas Medical Center and later moved to Rosewood Hospital. He loved the collegiality of the doctors and staff at Rosewood, and was a regular in the doctor's lunchroom where he excelled in drawing out incredible tales (true or not) from his fellow doctors. For many years, Perryman also served as the team doctor for Westbury High School football games. He retired from medical practice in 1995. He was a member of the American College of Surgeons, Texas Surgical Society, Houston Surgical Society, and Harris County Medical Society. He authored many surgical articles. He served as Clinical Instructor and Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine.
Having a full-time private surgical practice and being a devoted husband and father were not enough to keep this Renaissance man occupied. Perryman was an accomplished painter. Other interests included studying art and art history, gardening, landscaping, carpentry, painting restoration, rock tumbling, searching for arrowheads and other artifacts in far West Texas. He collected art, coins, stamps, sports memorabilia, antique furniture and pottery. He also became interested in the Texas-made Alamo Pottery and discovered that no one really knew its history. He then spent years of research which included driving all over the state to interview former company executives and employees of Alamo Pottery. He wrote and published the comprehensive book on the subject -Alamo Pottery: The Complete Collector's Guide.
Perryman's life was made so much the richer due to his love of the Davis Mountains and Paisano Baptist Encampment, which lies halfway between Alpine and Marfa, Texas, near the base of Paisano Peak. Perryman first travelled there when he was 11 years old, and Paisano remained an active part of his and his family's lives for almost every summer thereafter. Paisano is a place where all the things that really matter to Perryman and Miriam are taught and engrained year after year, decade after decade, generation after generation - love of God, family and friends; cultivating old and new friendships; Bible study, hymn singing and preaching; cowboy cooking with beans and chili macho; and cool nights, big skies and mountain air. Perryman made his last trip to Paisano in 2012, some 70 years after his first trip.
His faith was deep and profound, and permeated everything that he did. He wanted his children and grandchildren to love the Lord and be guided by Christian principles. His intellectual curiosity also made him an avid reader and student of the Bible. He was on the cradle roll at South Main Baptist Church, and except for the years while he was away at college and to receive his medical training, he was always a member at South Main. He served as a deacon, and he was an active and proud member of the Men's Bible Class.
Yet for all of his training, professional experience and myriad intellectual pursuits, Perryman was perhaps best known for his humility and wise judgment. His gentle spirit, wry humor and genuine interest made everyone feel at ease in his presence.
Perryman is survived by Miriam, his wife of 58 years; and his children and grandchildren of whom he was so proud: Beth Collins Wray of Houston; Perryman Collins, Jr., M.D., of Albuquerque, New Mexico, and wife Paula, and children, Daniel and Emily Collins and Blake Meyer; Bill Collins of Natchitoches, Louisiana, and wife Phyllis, and children, Cole and Cordell Collins; and Lainie Collins Cline of Houston, and husband Wade, and children Kenneth, Andrew and Abby Cline; his brother, Stephen Collins of Colleyville, and wife Jane; his sister, Ruth Collins Wilkerson of Lubbock, and husband John, and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and older brother, Ray Collins, Jr.
Friends are cordially invited to a visitation with the family from six o'clock until eight o'clock this evening, Monday, the 2nd of September, at Geo. H. Lewis & Sons, 1010 Bering Drive in Houston.
A memorial service is to be conducted at eleven o'clock in the morning on Tuesday, the 3rd of September, at South Main Baptist Church, 4100 Main Street in Houston, where Dr. Steve Wells, Senior Pastor, is to officiate.
Immediately following, all are invited to greet the family during a reception to be held in the fellowship hall.
Prior to the service, the family will have gathered for a private interment at Glenwood Cemetery in Houston.
In lieu of customary remembrances, contributions in Nathaniel's memory may be directed to Paisano Baptist Encampment, c/o Buddy Baldridge, Vice President, Finance, 6725 Highway 380, Snyder, TX, 79549; or South Main Baptist Church, Attn: Tom Williams, 4100 Main Street, Houston, TX, 77002.
Published in Houston Chronicle from Sept. 1 to Sept. 2, 2013
While in medical school, Perryman met a young lady, Miriam Preston, who had recently moved from Nashville, Tennessee to be the Baptist Student Union leader at Rice University and Baylor Medical School. Perryman and Miriam were married on the 3rd of June 1955 and enjoyed a short 58 years together.
From 1955-1963, Perryman completed his internship and residency at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, where he rose to the level of Chief Resident Surgeon. During this period, he fulfilled two years of military service as a lieutenant and Senior Assistant Surgeon at the National Heart Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
Perryman and Miriam returned to Houston in 1963, with 4 children in tow, to begin his private practice in General and Thoracic Surgery. He practiced in the Texas Medical Center and later moved to Rosewood Hospital. He loved the collegiality of the doctors and staff at Rosewood, and was a regular in the doctor's lunchroom where he excelled in drawing out incredible tales (true or not) from his fellow doctors. For many years, Perryman also served as the team doctor for Westbury High School football games. He retired from medical practice in 1995. He was a member of the American College of Surgeons, Texas Surgical Society, Houston Surgical Society, and Harris County Medical Society. He authored many surgical articles. He served as Clinical Instructor and Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine.
Having a full-time private surgical practice and being a devoted husband and father were not enough to keep this Renaissance man occupied. Perryman was an accomplished painter. Other interests included studying art and art history, gardening, landscaping, carpentry, painting restoration, rock tumbling, searching for arrowheads and other artifacts in far West Texas. He collected art, coins, stamps, sports memorabilia, antique furniture and pottery. He also became interested in the Texas-made Alamo Pottery and discovered that no one really knew its history. He then spent years of research which included driving all over the state to interview former company executives and employees of Alamo Pottery. He wrote and published the comprehensive book on the subject -Alamo Pottery: The Complete Collector's Guide.
Perryman's life was made so much the richer due to his love of the Davis Mountains and Paisano Baptist Encampment, which lies halfway between Alpine and Marfa, Texas, near the base of Paisano Peak. Perryman first travelled there when he was 11 years old, and Paisano remained an active part of his and his family's lives for almost every summer thereafter. Paisano is a place where all the things that really matter to Perryman and Miriam are taught and engrained year after year, decade after decade, generation after generation - love of God, family and friends; cultivating old and new friendships; Bible study, hymn singing and preaching; cowboy cooking with beans and chili macho; and cool nights, big skies and mountain air. Perryman made his last trip to Paisano in 2012, some 70 years after his first trip.
His faith was deep and profound, and permeated everything that he did. He wanted his children and grandchildren to love the Lord and be guided by Christian principles. His intellectual curiosity also made him an avid reader and student of the Bible. He was on the cradle roll at South Main Baptist Church, and except for the years while he was away at college and to receive his medical training, he was always a member at South Main. He served as a deacon, and he was an active and proud member of the Men's Bible Class.
Yet for all of his training, professional experience and myriad intellectual pursuits, Perryman was perhaps best known for his humility and wise judgment. His gentle spirit, wry humor and genuine interest made everyone feel at ease in his presence.
Perryman is survived by Miriam, his wife of 58 years; and his children and grandchildren of whom he was so proud: Beth Collins Wray of Houston; Perryman Collins, Jr., M.D., of Albuquerque, New Mexico, and wife Paula, and children, Daniel and Emily Collins and Blake Meyer; Bill Collins of Natchitoches, Louisiana, and wife Phyllis, and children, Cole and Cordell Collins; and Lainie Collins Cline of Houston, and husband Wade, and children Kenneth, Andrew and Abby Cline; his brother, Stephen Collins of Colleyville, and wife Jane; his sister, Ruth Collins Wilkerson of Lubbock, and husband John, and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and older brother, Ray Collins, Jr.
Friends are cordially invited to a visitation with the family from six o'clock until eight o'clock this evening, Monday, the 2nd of September, at Geo. H. Lewis & Sons, 1010 Bering Drive in Houston.
A memorial service is to be conducted at eleven o'clock in the morning on Tuesday, the 3rd of September, at South Main Baptist Church, 4100 Main Street in Houston, where Dr. Steve Wells, Senior Pastor, is to officiate.
Immediately following, all are invited to greet the family during a reception to be held in the fellowship hall.
Prior to the service, the family will have gathered for a private interment at Glenwood Cemetery in Houston.
In lieu of customary remembrances, contributions in Nathaniel's memory may be directed to Paisano Baptist Encampment, c/o Buddy Baldridge, Vice President, Finance, 6725 Highway 380, Snyder, TX, 79549; or South Main Baptist Church, Attn: Tom Williams, 4100 Main Street, Houston, TX, 77002.
Published in Houston Chronicle from Sept. 1 to Sept. 2, 2013
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