Tom Collier is a multi-instrumental percussionist and vibraphonist, with a career in music spanning more than fifty years. He has performed and recorded as a session musician with many important jazz, classical, and popular artists. He has also performed and recorded with his own jazz group and has released solo albums. He joined the faculty at the University of Washington in 1980.
Childhood
Collier was born in Puyallup, Washington on June 30, 1948 and grew up in Seattle, Washington. His parents were professional musicians; Ward Collier, known to his friends as "Whitey", played trumpet in various lounge bands around the Seattle/Tacoma area. His mother, Ethel, often played piano in her husband's quartet. Tom Collier made his first public appearance in Puyallup, Washington on April 2, 1954 at age 5 on the xylophone and in the spring of 1957, he appeared on "Top Tunes and New Talent, a nationally televised television show hosted by bandleader Lawrence Welk. His first professional performances were at age 9 as a marimba player, and then at age 13 he was a guest artist at the 1962 Seattle Worlds Fair with Lawrence Welk in concert at the Seattle Center Coliseum.
In 2006 Tom Collier graduated for the AIS/AFL Academy. The next year he went back to his home state of Tasmania to play for the Tassie Mariners. That same year he played for the Tasmanian Under-18 side as captain and was named in the All-Australian Under-18 team. Collier was drafted by Brisbane with the 25th selection in the 2007 AFL Draft.
In his first season with the Lions he made his debut in Round 13 2008 at The Gabba against the Adelaide Crows. He had a good debut helping the Lions with their 13-point win. He contributed 17 disposals, three tackles and three marks. Collier played five more games that season the most significant being the round 15 clash against the Essendon Bombers where he kicked his first goal.
His career continued into 2009 with six more games. Collier had his best match in Brisbane's 43 point upset of Geelong at The Gabba. He equaled his career high of 17 disposals, took three marks and made three tackles.
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Tom Kepp, the founder of SNIP Collier and a dedicated advocate for animal welfare with two decades of experience in Collier County, expressed immense gratitude for the $1.5 million donation from the Golisano Foundation.
See Florida panthers roam the historic Everglades under cover of night ... This is a video series of compiled material from Tom Mortenson. A young Florida panther died when a vehicle struck the animal in Collier County.
This is a roundup of high school football games played on Friday, Oct. 25. Port Charlotte 21, Naples18 ... “I’d agree (that this is more than a district title),” Ingman said ... 1 ... 2 ... 3 ... 1 ... ― Tom CorwinBarron Collier 62, AubreyRogers 52 ... Barron Collier Takeaways.
... adoption, according to Collier County Domestic Animal Services ... Tom Kepp, a 20-year veteran of animal rescue in Collier County and the founder of SNIP Collier, believes the answer lies in enforcement.
In 2022, Collier farmer, grocer, and conservative political influencer Alfie Oakes endorsed seven candidates for local elections ... Collier CountySchool BoardDistrict 4 candidate Tom Henning listed an endorsement from Oakes on his website.
New one planned in Collier ... "They won’t put a Trader Joe’s at the site," Collier resident Fred Hundt said ... "Trader Joe's only will go into a spot with seven parking spots," Naples resident Tom Koyzis said.
Both Collier CountySchool Board incumbents will stay on the board for another four years ... Here's who won the District 2 and District 4 races for the Collier School Board.DISTRICT 2 WINNER.
