DALTON CITY, Ill. (WAND) — Tad Williams, 57, a retired Illinois State Police Colonel as well as a retired Commander of Macon County Law Enforcement Training Center, passed away on Saturday.
Williams, who served in law enforcement for 33 years, died after a battle with cancer.
His career with the Illinois State Police took him across the state before he settled back in the Decatur area, according to an obituary shared by his children. With the ISP, Williams became a colonel in 2015 to serve as Deputy Director of the Division of Operations.
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When he retired from the State Police, he became the Commander of the new Macon County Law Enforcement Training Center Police and Corrections Academy. He served in this role before retiring in the fall of 2021.
His family said that memorials can be made in his memory to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital or to Carle Hospital Foundation.Â
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