Mr. Robert A. Kollar: His Biography in His Own Words
I was born in 1945 and was raised in Dubuque, Iowa, graduating from the
University of Dubuque in 1967.
I was in the Army from September 1967 to
August 1969 and I served in South Vietnam in the 58th Infantry Platoon
(Scout Dog), in the 3rd Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division
(Airmobile), with my partner Rebel M421. I was in the 58th from
September 11, 1968 through August 25, 1969, starting out in Phuoc Vinh
in III Corps and moving on to Camp Evans in I Corps. I went into South
Vietnam a PFC and came out a Sergeant E5.
I have been married to Mary
since December 1967 and we have two sons, Scott (married to Maria and
father of Abigail and Emily) and Alex.
Our current dog is a pug named
Bandit.
I live in Cumberland, Rhode Island (since 1980) and work as a
senior programmer/analyst for a kidney dialysis company in Lexington,
Massachusetts.
I have been a VDHA member since February 1995 with member
number 68.
In Memory ofRobert A. Kollar
1945 - 2017
Date of Birth: Sunday, July 29th, 1945
Date of Death: Tuesday, December 26th, 2017
OBITUARY:
KOLLAR, ROBERT A.
72,
of Cumberland passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, December 26, 2017 at
the Sturdy Memorial Hospital, Attleboro. He was the loving husband of
Mary A. (Picken) Kollar, with whom he celebrated 50 years of marriage on
December 23, 2017.
Born in Cedar Rapids, IA, he was the son of the late Alexander and Eleanor (Rodden) Kollar.
He was a United States Army
Veteran, honorably serving our country in Vietnam from 1968-1969 as a
military dog handler with his German Shepherd dog, Rebel-M421. He proudly
designed a War Dog logo, which is featured with his photo on the War Dog
Memorials at Fort Benning in Georgia and Fort Atkinson in Wisconsin.
Robert
was a retired computer programmer, most recently for Fresenius and
volunteered for the VA Medical Center in Providence. Robert enjoyed
spending time with his family, music, photography, movies, his dogs, and
granddogs.
Besides his beloved wife, he leaves his two sons, Scott
and Alex Kollar, Scott's wife Maria Kollar; and his two granddaughters,
Abigail and Emily Kollar.
A celebration of his life will be held
Thursday, January 11, 2018 with visitation from 9 AM to 10 AM. A prayer
service will be held at 10 AM.
A private burial with military honors
will follow in the RI Veteran Cemetery, Exeter.
In lieu of flowers, Robert's family has requested that donations in his memory be made to any Veteran's charity, or charity of your choice
.
ONLINE MEMORIAL: jjduffyfuneralhome.com
Published in The Providence Journal on Dec. 30, 2017
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From: "Mary Kollar" <marykollar@verizon.net>
Date: December 27, 2017 at 06:50:12 CST
To: Pete Samra" <petesamrausa@hotmail.com>Subject: sad news
Hi, I have very sad news.
Robert passed away yesterday when
he fell off a couple steps when leaving Scott and Maria’s house after our Christmas
brunch. He may have slipped on some ice. When he fell he hit
his head on the cement walk and knocked himself out and then stopped
breathing. The medics or hospital couldn’t start him breathing
again. We’re all in shock and can’t quite believe it. Scott’s
been helping me.
Mabel thank you for your lovely Christmas letter. We just
had our 50th wedding anniversary Dec. 23rd and had a
wonderful dinner and saw a concert. We had a Joyful Christmas with Jim Brickman.
He was doing fine being on oxygen.
Love, Mary
