Rebecca Ann Palinski

Rebecca Ann (Collier) Palinski, of Little Rock, Ark., passed away on March 21, 2018, after a long battle with colon cancer. She fought her cancer and extreme pain valiantly to the end. We will dearly miss her and wish her well on her eternal journey free of pain and suffering. Becky was born April 19, 1953, in Little Rock, Ark., to Billy Forest Collier and Ana Mae (Lentz) Collier. She grew up in the Hillcrest area and graduated from Little Rock Central. She also graduated from Baylor University in 1976 with a B.S. in Elementary Education/Kindergarten, and received her Masters in Elementary Education from UALR in 1980. She belonged to Kappa Kappa lota, a professional educators' society whose goal was to improve education and sponsor worthy students' college education. Before moving with her husband to Washington, D.C., Becky taught kindergarten at Oakhurst and at Williams Magnet. She completed her career teaching in the Prince George (Md.) School District. In 2004, Becky and Julian retired to Ajijic, Mexico, where they lived for 10 years. Becky and Julian were members of St. Andrew's Anglican Church, where she assisted with Sunday School. Always the teacher, Becky also taught ESL to Mexican children for some years. Rebecca was preceded in death by her parents and grandparents, and infant son Steven, and her sister Deborah (Collier) Winter. She is survived by her husband of 46 years, Julian Palinski. Two daughters Rachel Palinski Peppers (Josh), Abigail Palinski (Brain Calla and stepdaughter Addison), Jackie Kirklin of Jasksonville, Ark., an uncle Mark Collier (Kathy) of Bowling Green, Ky, her cousin Dean Collier of Bowling Green, Ky., and her brother-in-law, Steve Palinski (Dawn) and niece Laura Lynn Palinski of Buffalo, N.Y. A Celebration of her Life will be held on Saturday May 5, at 11 a.m. at the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 199 Barcelona Road, Hot Springs Village. In lieu of flowers, please make donations in care of the Holy Trinity Episcopal Memorial Fund. Arrangements have been entrusted to CedarVale Funeral Home, Hot Springs Village. For online condolences, please visit www.cedarvalefuneralhome.com.