FUNERAL DETAILS: For former LIJSL president Peter Collins

Dec 2, 2018 | Youth |

Peter Collins passed away on Friday night. (FrontRowSoccer.com Photo)

A wake will be held for former Long Island Junior Soccer League president Peter Collins at Dalton Funeral Home in Hicksville, N.Y. Tuesday.

It will be held from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m.

The funeral home is located at:

47 Jerusalem Avenue

Hicksville, N.Y. 11801

A funeral mass is set for St. Ignatius Church Wednesday at 9:45 a.m. with burial after at Pinelawn Cemetery.

Collins is survived by his wife Annie, sons Peter and Michael, daughters Noreen and Beth, and 15 grandchildren.

He died early Saturday morning at a Long Island hospice facility with his wife Annie by his side.

For the full story about the legendary LIJSL president, check out this story:

THE PASSING OF A LEGEND: Former LIJSL president Peter Collins dies

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Front Row Soccer editor Michael Lewis has covered 13 World Cups (eight men, five women), seven Olympics and 25 MLS Cups. He has written about New York City FC, New York Cosmos, the New York Red Bulls and both U.S. national teams for Newsday and has penned a soccer history column for the Guardian.com. Lewis, who has been honored by the Press Club of Long Island and National Soccer Coaches Association of America, is the former editor of BigAppleSoccer.com. He has written seven books about the beautiful game and has published ALIVE AND KICKING The incredible but true story of the Rochester Lancers. It is available at Amazon.com at https://tinyurl.com/nfhdk4e5.