ALEXANDRIA, MN — William “Bill” Harold Bolm was born on June 5, 1938, in Escanaba, MI to parents Harold & Alice Bolm. He had a carefree childhood, filled with Little League, shooting hoops on his driveway, paper routes and working in his family’s grocery store.

After graduating from Escanaba High School in 1956, he enrolled in Western Michigan University where he joined the football and basketball teams. Upon graduation, he attended Lutheran Bible Institute before enlisting in the United States Army for two years, where he served as Company Commander. After his time in the service, he spent three years in Fort Wayne, Indiana teaching and coaching alongside his childhood mentor.

One of the most significant chapters of Bill’s life were the four years he spent as a lay missionary at the Que

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