He delivered mail to the West Side neighborhood Collins Garden for 28 years. “Marcos is just one mailman that touches everyone’s heart,” said Cruz Martinez, a Collins Garden resident. The Collins Garden neighborhood wanted him to know that he was loved and appreciated and that he would be greatly missed. If you treat people with respect, they’ll respect you back,” he said as his final message to the neighbors. Perez has the following advice for future USPS workers:“Come to work every day and give it your all.