Fredrick Collins

Fredrick Collins, 24, lived in Chicago and was a young father whose family remembered him for the care he showed those closest to him. Public records and memorial listings identify Fredrick as a devoted parent — he had a young son — and describe him as a presence in his community. While public information about his work, schooling, or other private details is limited in authoritative sources, those who have posted remembrances recall him with brief personal notes emphasizing his loving, protective nature.

Fredrick's death on December 4, 2009, is part of the public record; community memorial pages and gun-violence databases record that date and his age as 24. Over the years his family sought answers and urged anyone with information to come forward, reflecting both their grief and their desire for closure. The public traces of his life are sparse, but they point to a young man whose most important role — to those who knew him — was as a father and family member.

Because there is no publicly available, family-authorized obituary or funeral-home notice matching the exact death date in major obituary databases that could be located during this research, this remembrance focuses on the humanity that is verifiable: Fredrick as a real person, a father, and someone whose loss left a lasting effect on his family and neighborhood. His memory is honored here with restraint and respect for the limits of the public record, acknowledging the life he led beyond the circumstances of his death.