Very sad news!  Our family met Ian & Mariah while travelling in our LT
Westy.  They hosted us at their lake property and we had a wonderful time
exploring the local community.  Ian was very kind, friendly and welcoming.

RIP Ian, I raise my glass to you!

Jason

On Thu, 31 Dec 2020 at 10:04, Tom Buese <tantonbz@gmail.com> wrote:

> Thank you for that eloquent tribute to Ian Collins, Eric. I too had
> similar experiences w/ him.
> He will be missed in the global as well
> as the VW Van community.
> RIP Ian!
>
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Dec 31, 2020, at 9:40 AM, Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote:
> >
> > Very sad news for sure,
> >
> >    Ian had learned the skill of giving kindness and accepting it as
> well.  He stayed at my house a few times when traveling to places to
> volunteer.  I remember even when his health was not strong, he spent cold
> weeks camped in his van helping with Sandy storm relief.  A van that I
> think had heat and a working engine due to the generosity of the Vanagon
> community.
> >
> >    He finally made the decision to sell his van and get another.  The
> replacement didn’t turn out well and then another replacement project went
> south and he gave up his vanagon.  We were in touch last year as he asked
> about coming to West River Westies.  He wanted to be sure it was ok without
> a VW.
> >    In the meantime he mailed me his Bentley.  He had one going up to
> 91.  He attached a card to the front with his name and wishing me well with
> my van.  I kept the book with the card attached as I appreciate the
> generosity of many of my VW friends.  It travels with me in the van and
> will going forward.
> >
> > There is a lot of VW folks generosity in my van.  Some of it advice such
> as the broom handle table lift trick, or  real improvements like the Bues
> shelf. Many friends have fixed wires or other things under the bus letting
> me feel what they were doing as we worked.  Many parts arrived in the mail
> to make the van a bit nicer.
> >
> >    Ian was part of that shared support VW bus culture I cherish and will
> carry with me on the journey.
> >
> >
> >
> > Eric Caron
> >
> >
> >
> >> On Dec 31, 2020, at 2:26 AM, Tom Buese <tantonbz@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> >>
> >> Ian was a vanagon friend of mine  here in Maine, & was as nice a soul
> as one could meet, I hadnt talked to  him in a few years, but I assumed he
> was on another VW adventure to NC & other points south.  He had some
> serious health issues, but was as cheerful as can be.
> >> I remember  a caravan he & I went on to  West River Westies in Vermont
> & camping together at Buses by the Buoy where we had a lobster dinner w/
> Mike Collum, another old Volk.
> >> Ian will be remembered &missed .
> >>
> >> Sent from my iPhone
> >>
> >>>> On Dec 30, 2020, at 11:00 PM, Peter Kraiker <turbowesty@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> We lost a member of the tribe this month, some may already know as it
> >>> happened earlier in December. I learned of our loss earlier this
> evening.
> >>> Dake, who decided to go by Ian, left us. Here's the short obituary his
> >>> partner Mariah posted earlier:
> >>>
> >>> Dake's shorter obituary ~
> >>> "Dake “Ian” Collins of Liberty, Maine, died peacefully December 5,
> 2020.
> >>> He was born Friday, September 13, 1946 in Rochester, NY.
> >>> To request later notification of his spring Celebration of Life, please
> >>> reply to DakeIanCelebration@gmail.com
> >>> In the 80s and 90s, as Economic and Community Development Director,
> Dake
> >>> helped to stimulate the revitalization of the City of Rockland by
> >>> writing and managing implementation of numerous grants to fund and
> >>> attract small businesses to the city and to renovate many low-income
> >>> residences. He served on the boards of the Midcoast Mental Health
> Center
> >>> and the Rockland Public Library and subsequently became Town Manager in
> >>> North Haven. He also deeply valued his associations with Maine Coast
> Men
> >>> and the Universalist Church of Rockland, and the Unitarian Universalist
> >>> Churches of Ellsworth and Belfast.
> >>> Since 2007, “Ian” (as he was known in the Belfast area), volunteered as
> >>> long as his health allowed with Hospice Volunteers of Waldo County,
> >>> Funeral Consumer Alliance, Common Ground Fair, Waldo County Cooperative
> >>> Extension, Liberty Lakes Association, and Veterans for Peace .
> >>> Dake is pre-deceased by his younger brother Mark Collins and his
> parents
> >>> Francis and Mary Elizabeth (Bristol) Collins.
> >>> He will be deeply missed by his beloved partner, Mariah Williams of
> >>> Liberty; his son Jesse Bristol Brown-Collins, Jesse’s wife Christina
> >>> Flood and Dake's adored grandson Henry Collins of Whitefield; Jesse’s
> >>> mother Jenni Johnson of Newcastle; Mariah’s daughter Tracy Williams and
> >>> husband Scott Allen of Northport, ME, Mariah’s son Jason Williams and
> >>> wife Crista Barrasso of Huntington, NY.
> >>> Please see RipostaFH.com
> >>> <
> https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2FRipostaFH.com%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR1_dye2etYzJlingiE8kSwmVTPfqhHj_7hNKfPGranXstGjk7cxx5MJVqs&h=AT19pd67UyyiBlZWHNUPDouXvimmA2STuBXnxTMwzpydQV2Xrb9mrYLTwG9OBgAWXq4ggZkHcOzd7m9ZzpSA3VhO40JYkJc6puqTcCMBmfB8OHJ330Zkr2giqQkh2lHGbVZjUByxEA&__tn__=-UK-y1.g-R&c[0]=AT3up9UITh7dp3a8S2rC0RzZyw8mXJ00HzUQOnSIX8CWWHK-ECwilwDoyvn9OgZKt5mBoIKcLrQUD-B-maBLvHqLf3tXpVct1eAs5VHUm1Trs3P4QeHWoKCR-5mpt6fM5pg
> >
> >>> for more complete information or, in lieu of flowers, to make a
> donation
> >>> in his memory.
> >>>
> >>> We connected because of a little thing... he added an ice cube tray to
> >>> my bus. And he will live on in my Westy because of that.
> >>>
> http://nextchapter.kraiker.ca/travel/onward-from-mont-sainte-anne-part-1/
> >>>
> >>> 2Youand1 other
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> Regards, Peter Kraiker
> >>> Website: Kraiker.Photography
> >>> <http://kraiker.photography><http://kraiker.photography>
> >>> Blog: NextChapter.Kraiker.ca <http://Nextchapter.kraiker.ca>
> >>> 1982 Vanagon L Westy 1.9TD
> >
>