StoryCorps: Dr. Richard Collins

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Series: StoryCorps
Length: 02:48

Sean Collins interviews his grandfather, Dr. Richard Collins. Read the full description.

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Collinssc_small Sean Collins brought his grandfather Dr. Richard Collins (81) to the StoryCorps booth at Grand Central Terminal. Dr. Collins, now retired, practiced medicine in the same small, upstate New York town where he grew up - and where his father also had a practice. During the interview, Dr. Collins told Sean about two pranks he pulled as a student. Dr. Collins retired in 1994, at the age of 70. Two of his sons became doctors, and he currently has two grandchildren -- cousins Sean and Sarah -- studying at Cornell.

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Piece Description

Sean Collins brought his grandfather Dr. Richard Collins (81) to the StoryCorps booth at Grand Central Terminal. Dr. Collins, now retired, practiced medicine in the same small, upstate New York town where he grew up - and where his father also had a practice. During the interview, Dr. Collins told Sean about two pranks he pulled as a student. Dr. Collins retired in 1994, at the age of 70. Two of his sons became doctors, and he currently has two grandchildren -- cousins Sean and Sarah -- studying at Cornell.