Ancestors of Elizabeth "Betsy" Collier Little

2. Paul Stanley COLLIER Jr. [2],,^2,3 son of Paul Stanley COLLIER [4] ^3,4 and Fannie Abelina Paulina KOCH [5] ^4,5 was born on 19 Oct 1919 in Rochester, Monroe, New York⁶ and died on 3 Sep 2004 in Orlando, Orange, Florida^1,7 at age 84.

Death Notes: Obituary, Orlando Sentinel, published Sep 7, 2004: COLLIER, JR., PAUL STANLEY, retired business executive and community volunteer, died peacefully in Orlando on Friday, September 3, following a brief illness. He was 84. A 26 year resident of Orlando, Mr. Collier was an active volunteer in his retirement, sharing his business expertise as a member of SCORE, a group of retired executives assisting small businesses. In addition, he was a long-time volunteer in the AARP's Tax Aid program, providing tax preparation assistance to the elderly. Mr. Collier was an avid golfer and member of the Orlando Country Club. A life-long duplicate bridge player, Mr. Collier was an A.C.B.L. Life Master and played regularly in three local bridge clubs, as well as in tournaments around the country. Born in Rochester, NY, in 1919, Mr. Collier graduated with a B.A. degree from Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT, in 1941, where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. In 1943, he earned an M.B.A. degree from the Harvard Business School in Boston, MA, receiving a distinguished Baker Scholar award. After finishing his education, Mr. Collier served as a Lieutenant in the U.S. Naval Reserve, from 1943 to 1945, sailing as Ordinance Officer about the escort carrier USS Solomons. Following WWII Mr. Collier was among the group of young Harvard Business School graduates recruited by Henry Ford and Robert McNamara for executive positions at the Ford Motor Company. During a ten year career at Ford, Mr. Collier served in financial management at the corporate headquarters and, later, as Assistant Plant Manager at Ford's Dearborn Assembly Plant. After leaving Ford, Mr. Collier worked for 20 years as an executive with Sybron, the Rochester, NY-based parent company of scientific instrument manufacturers Ritter, Pfaudler, and Taylor Instruments. He retired in 1978 as the Group Vice President of the Process Equipment Division, with world-wide responsibilities. His happiest career years came during four years in Fife, Scotland, where he was sent to acquire and manage the Henry Balfour Co. for Sybron. He took advantage of long summer days to play after-work golf and enjoyed the warm friendship of the local Scots for the rest of his life. Following his return to Rochester, he continued to oversee operations in Scotland, traveling there regularly for many years, before and after his retirement. He maintained his membership in The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews and enjoyed a home built on historic ruins overlooking Lundin Links Golf Course and the Firth of Forth, near St. Andrews. His most cherished memory came when he hosted all of his children and grandchildren for a 50th wedding anniversary celebration in Scotland in 1995. Mr. Collier leaves behind a beloved wife of 59 years, Elizabeth (Betty); and four children, Paul S. Collier, III, of North Hampton, NH, Elizabeth Little of Villa Park, CA, Ann C. Collier, M.D. of Seattle, WA, and Susan C. Collings of West Newbury, MA. He is also survived by a sister, Gretchen Gmelin of Rochester, NY; and seven grandchildren. A Family Celebration of his life will take place at a later time. Gifts in Mr. Collier's memory may be sent to Hospice of the Comforter, 595 Montgomery Road, Altamonte Springs, FL 32714.

General Notes: He attended elementary and high school in Rochester, New York, and then attended Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut where he graduated 1941 Phi Beta Kappa. He attended Harvard School of Business Administration and graduated 1943 as a Baker Scholar (given to the top 5% of the graduating MBA class). He then served in the United States Navy during World War II as an Ensign on the escort carrier Altamaha and Lt (jg) on the escort carrier USS Solomon.

He worked for Ford Motor Company from May 1950 to September 1958. His last position was Assistant Plant Manager of Dearborn, Michigan, assembly plant resigning in 1958 to take a position with Pfaudler-Permutit, Inc., Rochester, New York. He became Assistant to the President of this company before being assigned February 1962 to the position of Managing Director of the Henry Balfour Company subsidiary in Leven, Scotland, and one year later became its President. (Family sails to England May 1962 on the Empress of England). He was a member of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club, St Andrews, Scotland. In 1965 the President of Pfaudler-Permutit, Inc. died unexpectedly and in October 1965 he returned to Rochester with family as Executive Vice President. When Pfaudler, Ritter Dental and Taylor Instrument merged to become Sybron Corp., he became Vice President responsible for Sybron's Process Equipment Group, which included Pfaudler and a number of other companies.

He retired 1977 and moved with his wife January 1978, to Florida, rented for a while and in June 1978 moved into their permanent retirement residence at Orlando, Florida. He was a golfer and member of the Orlando County Club.

Noted events in his life were:

He graduated from Wesleyan University in 1941 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut. ¹¹ He graduated from Harvard Graduate School of Business in 1943 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. ¹¹ He had a residence in 1950-1958 at Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan. He had a residence between 1958 and 1961 at Rochester, Monroe, New York. He had a residence in 1962-1964 at Kingskettle, Fife, Scotland. He had a residence between 1965 and 1978 at Rochester, Monroe, New York. He had a residence between 1971 and 2004 at Orlando, Orange, Florida.

Paul married Elizabeth Hale GORTON [3] ¹² on 23 Jun 1945 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut.¹³ Elizabeth was born on 3 Oct 1923 in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut and died on 29 Nov 2011 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire at age 88.

Marriage Notes: They were married at the St. Luke's Church, Glastonbury.

Children from this marriage were:

1         i.  Elizabeth Gorton COLLIER [1]

         ii.  Paul Stanley COLLIER III [27]

        iii.  Ann Cornwall COLLIER [28]

         iv.  Susan Hale COLLIER [29]

3. Elizabeth Hale GORTON [3],,¹² daughter of Joseph Mitchelson GORTON [6] and Laura Stancliff HALE [7] ⁶ was born on 3 Oct 1923 in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut and died on 29 Nov 2011 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire at age 88.

Death Notes: Obituary - Orlando Sentinel, Florida, published 2 Dec 2011: COLLIER, ELIZABETH (BETTY) HALE GORTON, died peacefully at her home at RiverWoods Retirement Community in Exeter, NH on Nov. 29. She was 88. A 28 year resident of Orlando, Mrs. Collier and her husband, Paul Stanley Collier, Jr. lived in the Williamsburg Condominiums on Lake Adair. Avid golfers, the Colliers were members of the Country Club of Orlando. Born in Glastonbury, CT in 1923, Mrs. Collier graduated from Smith College in 1945. After their marriage that same year, she and her husband spent 10 years in Michigan while he worked as an executive for Ford Motor Company, followed by twenty years in Rochester, NY where he worked as an executive with Sybron, the parent company of scientific instrument manufacturers Ritter, Pfaudler, and Taylor Instruments. During that period, the Collier family for four years in Fife, Scotland, where they enjoyed golf at the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrew and built a home on historic ruins overlooking Lundin Links Golf Course and the Firth of Forth. Among Betty's most cherished memories came when they hosted the entire family for their 50th wedding anniversary celebration in Scotland in 1995. The Colliers moved to Orlando, FL in 1978, where Betty was active in the community. She participated in the Smith College Alumnae Club, recruiting local students for ten years. She continued her active volunteering, both with Neighborhood Watch and Crimes Against the Elderly and she especially valued her years of service and philanthropy to the Orlando Science Center. Following her husband's death, Mrs. Collier moved to Exeter, NH, where she lived very happily for the past six years. Mrs. Collier leaves four children: Paul S. Collier, III of Rye, NH and Stuart, FL, Elizabeth C. Little of Villa Park, CA, Ann C. Collier, M.D. of Seattle, WA and Susan C. Collings of Boston, MA. She is also survived by her sister, Nancy Gorton Ross of Madison, CT, and seven grandchildren. Gifts in Mrs. Collier's memory may be sent to the Orlando Science Center.

Noted events in her life were:

She graduated from Lasell Junior College in 1943 in Auburndale, Middlesex, Massachusetts. ⁸ She graduated from Smith College in 1945 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts. ⁸ She had a residence in 1972-2005 at Orlando, Orange, Florida. She resided at RiverWoods Retirement Community in Oct 2005-Nov 2012 at Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire.

Elizabeth married Paul Stanley COLLIER Jr. [2] ^2,3 on 23 Jun 1945 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut.¹³ Paul was born on 19 Oct 1919 in Rochester, Monroe, New York⁶ and died on 3 Sep 2004 in Orlando, Orange, Florida^1,7 at age 84.