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Getting to know the Board: Tom Williams
Winona Police Chief, Tom Williams, is a Winona native through and through. His father, Chuck Williams, was a household name as the “Voice of Winona Athletics” on KWNO radio for 40 years. Chuck probably broadcast his son’s name many times, as Tom played in school and community sports. At St. Mary’s University in Winona, where Tom continued his education after graduation from Cotter High School, he earned a BA in Criminal Justice Law Enforcement, graduating in 1984. He joined the Winona Police Department in 1987. When Tom joined the police force a few years after graduating from St. Mary’s, his name was already familiar to most Winonans. Tom is married to fellow Winonan and Cotter alum Linda Gierok, and they have three daughters, Aubrey, Allyssa, and Abby. Linda was employed by the Winona Police Department as a patrol officer for 15 years, before retiring to stay home and [...]
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