Sunrise: May 9, 1970 – Sunset: March 23, 2024
On May 9, 1970, a bouncing baby boy came into this world to bring joy to his parents, Reverends Doctors Robert Collier Sr. and Maxcine Selby Collier. Affectionately known as “Bobby,” he was the elder of two children that his parents were blessed with from the Lord.
He enjoyed a close relationship with his only sibling and brother, Damond. At a young age, “Bobby” was the one who decided that his brother needed a nickname and lovingly started calling him “Mutt.”
“Bobby” was very precocious and learned to read before he was three years old. He was educated in the Abington School District, graduating from Abington High School in 1988. He further matriculated at Manor Junior College, Montgomery County Community College, and Millersville University.
He loved music and had memorized all of the songs that he heard the various choirs sing at Zion Baptist Church in Philadelphia by the time he was five years old. He joined the Children’s Choir at that age, as well. Later, he sang with the Youth Choir at Zion. When he reached adulthood, he enjoyed singing with various choirs at Zion, Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church, and Galilee Baptist Church, as well as various other choirs all over Pennsylvania. He sang in a trio known as Grace, Mercy, and Peace with his friends, Harvey Holloway Jr. and William ‘Billy” Downes. “Bobby” was an anointed, gifted singer and was called upon frequently to sing at weddings, funerals, and various other events.
When he was five years old, he heard Rev. Dr. Leon Sullivan preach a stirring sermon. When the invitation to church membership was extended, Bobby raced out of the balcony–where he happened to be sitting with his parents and younger brother, and ran to the altar in the main sanctuary to join without any coaxing. He continued being an active member of Zion when the much revered Rev. Dr. Gus Roman was called to serve as Pastor after Rev. Sullivan retired. Later, he joined Galilee Baptist Church, where his father, Rev. Dr. Robert Collier Sr., served as Pastor for over thirty-two years. In addition, he became a member of Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church, where he enjoyed worshipping with his now ex-wife, Margo Josette Thomas Collier, and was blessed immensely by the anointed preaching from Rev. Dr. Alyn Waller, the Senior Pastor.
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