Dennis Michael Collins | |
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62nd Mayor of Toledo | |
In office January 2, 2014 – February 6, 2015 | |
Preceded by | Michael P. Bell |
Succeeded by | Paula Hicks-Hudson (acting) |
Member of the
Toledo City Council from 2nd district | |
In office 2008–2014 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Toledo, Ohio, U.S. | June 30, 1944
Died | February 6, 2015 Toledo, Ohio, U.S. | (aged 70)
Political party | Independent |
Spouse | Sandy Drabik |
Children | 3 daughters 1 son |
Education | St. James Grade School Libbey High School (1962) |
Alma mater |
The University of Toledo ( B.S., 1975; M.B.A., 1998) |
Dennis Michael Collins (June 30, 1944 – February 6, 2015) was an American politician who served as the mayor of Toledo, Ohio, from 2014 until his death in 2015. [1] [2] An Independent, he was a member of the Toledo City Council from District 2 (2008-2014). In the 2013 mayoral election, Collins defeated incumbent Independent mayor Michael P. Bell, winning 55.37% of the total vote. [3] [4]
A graduate of Libbey High School (1962), [5] he held a Bachelor of Science degree in Human Resources Management and Natural Sciences (1975) and a Masters of Business Administration degree (1998) from the University of Toledo. [5]
He was married to Sandy Drabik and had three daughters and a son (who died in 2000).
On the afternoon of February 1, 2015, television news bulletins reported that Collins had been hospitalized with what was described as a "coronary episode". [6] That night the mayor's spokesman announced that Collins was in critical condition after suffering a coronary arrest before being resuscitated. [7] Because he was unable to perform his mayoral duties, Toledo City Council president Paula Hicks-Hudson was sworn in on February 1, 2015, as acting mayor. [8] She is Toledo's first African American woman to lead the city. [8] Collins died on February 6, 2015, at the age of 70. [9] [10]
Dennis Michael Collins | |
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62nd Mayor of Toledo | |
In office January 2, 2014 – February 6, 2015 | |
Preceded by | Michael P. Bell |
Succeeded by | Paula Hicks-Hudson (acting) |
Member of the
Toledo City Council from 2nd district | |
In office 2008–2014 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Toledo, Ohio, U.S. | June 30, 1944
Died | February 6, 2015 Toledo, Ohio, U.S. | (aged 70)
Political party | Independent |
Spouse | Sandy Drabik |
Children | 3 daughters 1 son |
Education | St. James Grade School Libbey High School (1962) |
Alma mater |
The University of Toledo ( B.S., 1975; M.B.A., 1998) |
Dennis Michael Collins (June 30, 1944 – February 6, 2015) was an American politician who served as the mayor of Toledo, Ohio, from 2014 until his death in 2015. [1] [2] An Independent, he was a member of the Toledo City Council from District 2 (2008-2014). In the 2013 mayoral election, Collins defeated incumbent Independent mayor Michael P. Bell, winning 55.37% of the total vote. [3] [4]
A graduate of Libbey High School (1962), [5] he held a Bachelor of Science degree in Human Resources Management and Natural Sciences (1975) and a Masters of Business Administration degree (1998) from the University of Toledo. [5]
He was married to Sandy Drabik and had three daughters and a son (who died in 2000).
On the afternoon of February 1, 2015, television news bulletins reported that Collins had been hospitalized with what was described as a "coronary episode". [6] That night the mayor's spokesman announced that Collins was in critical condition after suffering a coronary arrest before being resuscitated. [7] Because he was unable to perform his mayoral duties, Toledo City Council president Paula Hicks-Hudson was sworn in on February 1, 2015, as acting mayor. [8] She is Toledo's first African American woman to lead the city. [8] Collins died on February 6, 2015, at the age of 70. [9] [10]