Wondale Collier

Wondale Collier lived in Chicago and was part of the neighborhoods on the city’s West Side. Public records and contemporary news accounts identify him as a 55-year-old residing in the 700 block of North Lawndale. While formal, family-published obituary notices for Mr. Collier were not located in the public record, available sources consistently place him in the communities of Lawndale and East Garfield Park in late June 2016.

The public record about Mr. Collier’s life beyond his residence and age is limited in reliable, family-authorized sources. That scarcity of published personal detail does not diminish his presence: people who live in tight-knit Chicago neighborhoods often hold roles as neighbors, family members, coworkers, and everyday companions whose quiet contributions—helping with errands, sharing meals, watching out for one another—are seldom captured in news reports. It is appropriate to honor Wondale as a person connected to family and community, even when those intimate details have not been publicly recorded.

On June 26, 2016, Wondale Collier died in Chicago. His death was reported by local news outlets and recorded in compilations of homicide victims; these public records acknowledge the loss and place his name among those whose lives were cut short that summer. Though I could not find a published funeral-home notice or family obituary that matches his name and the exact date of death, the sources cited below verify his identity, age, residence, and the date of his death. This page remembers Wondale Collier as a real person of Chicago whose life mattered to people who knew him personally, and whose absence was felt in his neighborhood.