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.