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Louise (Griffin) Collins, known to many as “Weezie,” of Palm Beach, Florida, New York City and Southampton, died on February 21, 2019, in Palm Beach.
Mrs. Collins was born in Manhattan, graduated from Packer Collegiate Institute in Brooklyn Heights; Bradford Junior College in Haverhill, Massachusetts; Finch College in Manhattan, where she earned a bachelor’s degree; and Hunter College School of Education, from which she earned a second bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree. She also attended Ecole Bénédict in Geneva, Switzerland, and L’Académie of Maxims in Paris. She worked teaching in elementary, middle and upper education for many years in Manhattan, Switzerland and Italy.
Mrs. Collins is survived by her husband, Herbert K. Mallard of Palm Beach; and her niece, Adriana Sulak Bombard; as well as her grandnieces, Collins and Jacqueline Bombard of Colorado. She was predeceased by her first husband, Kevin J. Collins.
A memorial service will be held on Friday, April 5, at 12:30 p.m. at The Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea in Palm Beach.
Memorial donations may be made to the Society of the Four Arts, 100 Four Arts Plaza, Palm Beach, FL 33480.
on Mar 13, 2019