Death
In April 1977, Collins visited the Mayo Clinic where he was diagnosed with ALS. On May 2, 1977, at the age of 54, Collins committed suicide by hanging himself in a closet with a necktie. After hearing of his diagnosis, Collins had confided to friend and successor Paul Page that he was planning on taking his own life. Collins had been scheduled to announce the 1977 Indianapolis 500.
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Famous quotes containing the word death:
“I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.”
—Voltaire [François Marie Arouet] (1694–1778)
“It is not death therefore that is burdensome, but the fear of death.”
—Ambrose (c. 333–397)
“for it is not so much to know the self
as to know it as it is known
by galaxy and cedar cone,
as if birth had never found it
and death could never end it:”
—Archie Randolph Ammons (b. 1926)