READFIELD-Candace M. "Candy" Collins, 66, passed on July 7, 2024, in Maine Medical Center Portland. After a stroke on July 5, 2024, she never regained consciousness. Family and friends were able to visit in the hospital, and on July 7, life support was removed and she passed quietly with her son Stephen Belden and husband David F. Chaplin present. Candy was born June 4,1958, in Calais, Maine. She is the daughter of the late Forest and Vera (Morrison) Collins. She was a graduate of Brewer High School. Candy went on to get her real-estate license and was a successful real estate broker in Hawaii as well as Bar Harbor. Maine. She also worked at the federal courthouse in Bangor, Maine and eventually retired from the federal government 3 years ago from the US District Court in Portland, Maine where she was the Facilities and Procurement Specialist. In retirement, Candy enjoyed kayaking, traveling, biking, live music, Thai food and hiking in the mountains. Over the last couple years, she developed a passion for making sea glass artwork and playing pickle ball both in Florida and Maine. She loved adventures and packed a lot into her life. In addition to her loving husband David and son Stephen, Candy is survived by her brother Mike Collins and sister Tory Collins, our dog Onyx, as well as countless friends whose lives she has touched. In honoring Candy, there will be a Celebration of her life at the White Duck Brew Pub, 2527 US Route 202, Winthrop, Maine, from 1 - 5 PM, Sunday August 4, 2024. Music and food to be provided. In lieu of flowers donations in Candy's memory may be made to the Good Shephard Food Bank of Maine, www.gsfb.org Arrangements are in the care of Roberts Funeral Home, 62 Bowdoin Street, Winthrop where condolences, memories and photos may be shared with the family on the obituary page of the funeral home website www.khrfuneralhomes.com. Dave: I missed you quietly today. So quietly that no one noticed. I missed you as I climbed out of bed and as I brushed my teeth; when I waited at the lights on the drive into work and as I heard the rain outside my window. I missed you as I ordered lunch and as I kicked off my shoes when I got home; as I switched off the lights and climbed into bed for the night. I missed you without tears or noise or fanfare. But oh, how I felt it. I felt it in the morning, at lunchtime, in the evening and at night. I felt it as I woke, as I waited, as I worked. I felt it at home, on the road, in the light, in the dark, in the rain. I felt it in every one of those moments, each one sitting heavier and heavier as the weight of me missing you kept growing and growing. Yes, I missed you so quietly today. But I felt it so loudly. Author Unknown Your absence in my life has broken me, but Onyx and I will live on with loving memories of the times we have shared. Thank you for being in my life and thanks for the rainbow, "Suzie"! I will love you always, Dave Stephen Belden: There is so much to say but I'm very lucky to have you as my mom and there is a lot you have done for me; I can't describe how grateful I am for that and the time we got to have with you. It seems unfair that you aren't here with us now. So many people have reached out both friends along with family that have endless nice things to say. So many lives touched, and I wish there were a way to show you that. Love you mom it's not goodbye and I'll think of you every day from now until the end of time. We miss you very much