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Clinic return thrills Kill
Former Webb City football coach adjusting to life at Northern Illinois
“And, probably the most important thing, we have a cancer fund we established in Southern (Illinois). We have a lake house in Southern, and I knew we could stay in the state system and still chase a dream about coaching at every level.
“Sometimes the good Lord just has a plan for you, and everything in my life just kind of fell into place.”
Kill was diagnosed with cancer two years ago.
“Through that, I ran into a lot of people who financially struggled to help their families keep going,” he said. “So my wife (Rebecca) and I started a fund together. We kept the money in Southern Illinois because there are so many people who don’t have it, and we had the resources to help them. This (job at NIU), I’m only 5 1/2 hours down the road from Southern, so I can still be a part of that. ... After being diagnosed with cancer, I know life is not forever, so I want to accomplish as much as I can.”
The decision wasn’t easy for Kill to leave Carbondale and the Salukis.
“We embraced Carbondale like we’ve embraced everywhere we’ve been,” Kill said. “My wife is still living there right now. We haven’t made the transition yet, and our kids have grown up there. It’s the longest we’ve ever been anywhere. We love Southern Illinois, and we’ll go back some day. We have a lake house there, a little two-bedroom place with a basement, simple. Some day I’ll do that.
“And maybe come back here and coach some high school football, be an assistant. I tell Coach Roderique all the time to save me a position. I want Richard Correll to stay in the business long enough that Richard and I can coach together again.”
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