ABOUT BILL TOLLIVER
BILL WAS BORN IN CHRISTOPHER, ILLINOIS, A COAL MINER'S SON. HE HAS SERVED AS A SOLDIER, A TEACHER, AND A POLICE OFFICER. HE STILL SERVES AS A POLICE FIREARMS INSTRUCTOR.
BILL TAUGHT ENGLISH, SPEECH, AND THEATRE FOR 22 YEARS BEFORE MAKING A CAREER CHANGE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT. HE HOLDS A MASTER'S DEGREE FROM SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY. IN HIS SPARE TIME HE ENJOYS MUSIC, PHOTOGRAPHY, AND MOTORCYCLES. HE IS MARRIED TO LINDA, A COAL MINER'S DAUGHTER, WHO RETIRED AFTER THIRTY YEARS OF TEACHING. THEY LIVE IN EMPORIA, KANSAS, WITH THEIR DOG, A WALKER COONHOUND NAMED KAYLA.
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