Guide Note: Dr. Hector Collison and his son, Sean, were killed in a plane crash on March 15, 2008. Dr. Collison was picking his son up from school, and heading home to the Baltimore-Washington area around midnight on March 14, when their small plane crashed two minutes after take-off. Sean was a sophomore air force cadet at Randolph-Macon Academy in Virginia. Both father and son died instantly. They leave behind Connie Collison and three children.

Fast Facts:

1. Full name: Hector K. Collison
2. Wife: Connie Collison
3. Resided: Potomac, Maryland
4. Age: 54
5. Occupation: Cardiologist
6. Collison was flying a Cirrus SR22
7. The plane crashed near Fort Royal, Virginia, in the woods near Massanutten Mountain
8. Cause of crash still under investigation

Quotes:

1. "The greatest joy I have - except getting a kiss from some of my 80- and 90-year-old patients - is the smile on the face of someone whose artery has just opened...The pain is gone. It's immediate satisfaction for them and the greatest reward for me."
   • - Dr. Hector Collison
2. "He's the guy you could call at any time of the night or day, 24-7...He was our man, he was my man. He was a people person. He lived a full life, ever so briefly. I'll miss him."
   • - Dr. Joseph Robinson
3. "Cardiology is very demanding. Sometimes he puts in 16-hour days, like I do...Sometimes when you get involved in your work, you leave your personal affairs unattended."
   • - Dr. Hector Collison on indicted Dr. Pradeep Srivastava

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