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Bill Alter

Bill Alter, American police officer and politician

Born
May 15, 1944
Age in 2026
82
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1944

About Bill Alter

Bill Alter (May 15, 1944 - November 29, 2024) was a former Missouri Republican politician who served in the Missouri Senate. He lived in High Ridge, Missouri, with his wife Merijo. He was born in Iowa City, Iowa, in 1944. After moving to Missouri, and he graduated from the Parkway School District. He then entered the United States Navy and attended their Electronics School from 1963 to 1965. From 1982 through 1984 he attended the Jefferson College Law Enforcement Training Center. He has since gained twenty-two years of law enforcement experience. Alter was a reserve police officer, starting out with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office. However, Bill spent the majority of his career with the Byrnes Mill Police Department, where he retired in 2022 with over 40 years in law enforcement. He is the owner of a management business, and a vice president of a national company. He is a member of the National Rifle Association of America and the former president of the High Ridge Rotary Club. He was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in 1989, and served in that body through 2000. He was elected to the Missouri Senate in a special election in 2005. He served on the following committees: Aging, Families, Mental and Public Health Education Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Small Business, Insurance, and Industrial Relations Transportation Joint Committee on Terrorism, Bioterrorism and Homeland Security Senate Interim Committee on Adoption Promotion and Child Support Enforcement

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Bill Alter timeline

  1. Bill Alter (May 15, 1944 - November 29, 2024) was a former Missouri Republican politician who served in the Missouri Senate.
  2. However, Bill spent the majority of his career with the Byrnes Mill Police Department, where he retired in 2022 with over 40 years in law enforcement.

The world when Bill Alter was born

Bill Alter was born in 1944. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1944

  • #1 song"Swinging on a Star" – Bing Crosby
  • Top movieGoing My Way
  • Best-selling bookStrange Fruit – Lillian Smith

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentGreen Bay Packers win NFL Championship
  • Top headlineD-Day invasion of Normandy on June 6
  • Technology milestoneHarvard Mark I computer begins operations
  • Defining fadBobby socks
  • Notable inventionKidney dialysis machine
  • World population2.39 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • U.S. population138.4M

1944 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Bill Alter's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19442026
Gas$0.21$3.45/gal
Average home$5,800$435,000
Average income$4,200$67,500
Minimum wage$0.30$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.27$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population138.4M341 million

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